One recurrent narrative in the discussion about managerial public sector reforms is the growth in organizational professionals as a response to new accountability regimes. New Zealand has experienced modest growth rates in the general public sector workforce. Less studied, though, is whether the composition of the public sector workforce has changed, with an increase in organizational functions supportive to management. Based on descriptive workforce data, followed by follow-up interviews, this article presents a multifaceted and complex picture of a growing new public bureaucracy with the main task of managing chains of accountability.

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新西兰新的公共官僚制度的兴起？

关于管理公共部门改革的讨论中经常出现的一种说法是，组织专业人士的增长是对新问责制的回应。新西兰的公共部门劳动力增长率适中。但是，关于公共部门劳动力队伍的组成是否发生了变化，而组织职能却增加了对管理的支持，这方面的研究较少。基于描述性的劳动力数据，然后进行后续采访，本文介绍了新的日益增长的新官僚机构的多面而复杂的图景，其主要任务是管理责任链。