Governance & Service Provision
Governance & Service Provision
The Institute of Public Affairs examines the the critical area of government and public sector reform, the importance of a strong civil society and high levels of social capital, and the importance of choice and competition in the traditionally government provided sectors of health and education.
Sub-topics of Governance & Service Provision
Publications
Protocols with NGOs: The Need to Know
Among a number of competing concepts of democracy, two stand out for the purposes of this paper: democracy as a body of active citizens working together for public and private purposes; and democracy as a set of constitutional arrangements...
Who's ABC? The ABC, Staff Capture and the Obstacles to Accountability
As this IPA Backgrounder shows, the ABC provides a case study of the problems of public ownership.
ABC TV News and the 1998 Waterfront Dispute: Reporting or Barracking?
In 1998, the ABC’s coverage of the MUA/Patrick waterfront dispute—the most contentious political issue of the year—led to allegations of bias, most notably by Senator Richard Alston, the...
