Top summer reading on the public sector

Top summer reading on the public sector
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Jem Traylen
Whether you want to deepen your understanding of the big issues on the policy agenda or simply add the latest policy buzzwords to your vocabulary, BusinessDesk has curated 10 top suggestions for your bookshelf.Given the new government is to some extent picking up where the previous National-led administration left off, you will find some of the recommendations, while not hot of the press, are certainly back in fashion.Likewise, some issues, such as Te Tiriti, are perennial ones and some of the thinking driving current debates was first written...

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