Managerial values in local government – Victoria, Australia

Abstract

This article explores the values that local government senior managers assume in their day‐to‐day relationship with elected officials (councillors). The study is set in the state of Victoria, Australia which, along with the two other levels of Australian government, has a strong historical association with the Westminster system of public management. The findings demonstrate that local government senior managers practice the fundamental values and beliefs of public management neutrality.

Citation

Pullin, L. and Haidar, A. (2003), "Managerial values in local government – Victoria, Australia", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 286-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550310480042