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The German civil service is embarking on a process that will determine how it will look and function in 2025. The process, if Australia’s experience is any indication, will be messy and confusing, but fascinating, to both the ministers and civil servants involved and to the academics who observe and critically comment. The problems to be addressed will require a close scrutiny of, in particular, the appropriate role of the state; how to manage civil servants better, and how to make the civil service more responsive to citizens. These are not problems that have been solved in Australia or, for that matter, elsewhere in the Anglo-American world.
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Dixon, J., Davis, G., Kouzmin, A. (2004). Achieving Civil Service Reform: The Threats, Challenges and Opportunities. In: Koch, R., Conrad, P. (eds) Verändertes Denken — Bessere Öffentliche Dienste?!. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81689-4_6
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