Compulsory Reading - Seddon, J. Systems Thinking in the Public Sector

Now move back to people that are still alive. Read Chapter 4 (pp 47-65) - The present style of management from Seddon, John. 2008. Systems Thinking in the Public Sector : the failure of the reform regime... and a manifesto for a better way. Axminster : Triarchy Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-9550081-8-4.

Note well the (explicit) link to A. Smith and (not so obvious) link to Marx.

If you are short of time and tired of public managament, you may skip this compulsory reading now and read it later this year.