Government for the Public Good: A Discussion
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Description
Join the discussion with Max Rashbrooke - along with Professor Jennifer Curtin and Dr Peter Skilling - to discuss Max's new book, Government for the Public Good: The Surprising Science of Large-Scale Collective Action.
WHEN: 1-2pm on November 1st.
WHERE: WG901-3, WG Building, AUT City Campus, 55 Wellesley St E
REGISTRATION: Preferred but tickets not required.
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In this wide-ranging book, Max Rashbrooke goes beyond anecdote and partisanship, delving deep into the latest research about the sweeping changes made to the public services that shape our collective lives. What he unearths is startling: it challenges established thinking on the effectiveness of market-based reforms and charts a new form of ‘deep’ democracy for the twenty-first century.
Refreshing and far-sighted, this stimulating book offers New Zealanders a new way of thinking about government and how it can navigate the turbulent world ahead.
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DIRECTIONS: If you enter the foyer to the WG Building (also known as the Sir Paul Reeves Building) via Wellesley Street, then head up the stairs ahead, then the lifts are towards your left. If you enter via Governor Fitzroy Place (off Mayoral Drive), the lifts are over to your right. Take the lift to the ninth floor where you'll find WG901-3: https://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/118919/AUT-campus-map-city-web-v10.pdf
Organiser The Policy Observatory, AUT
Organiser of Government for the Public Good: A Discussion
The Policy Observatory provides a lens on public policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. We conduct and commission research on economic, social and environmental policy issues, publishing results in accessible forms. Based at Auckland University of Technology, we work in a collaborative, networked way with researchers in public institutions and the private sector. The purpose of The Policy Observatory is to promote and facilitate the “critic and conscience” role of the University. Ultimately, we are concerned that policy advances the common good.
