Politics, policy and public administration in theory and practice : [electronic resource] essays in honour of Professor John Wanna / Edited by Andrew Podger; Michael De Percy; Sam Vincent.

Portrait of a life enthralled in politics and academe / John Wanna -- Section 1: Budgeting and financial management. Introduction to Section 1: Public finance, budgeting and financial management ; 1. Reflections on John Wanna's contributions to theory and practice / Allen Schick ; 2. Australian budgeting and beyond: Exploring John Wanna's scholarly surplus / Evert Lindquist ; 3. Performance management for success: Public sector organisations in Australia and the Philippines / Lewis Hawke ; 4. A system in adjustment: Australia's evolving public budget management system / Stein Helgeby ; 5. Contradictions in implementing performance management / John Halligan -- Section 2: Politics. Introduction to Section 2: Queensland and Australian politics ; 6. Cabinet government: The least bad system of government? / Patrick Weller ; 7. 'A long revolution': The historical coverage of Queensland politics and government / Chris Salisbury ; 8. Policymaking, party executives and parliamentary policy actors / Marija Taflaga ; 9. Models of government-business relations: Industry policy preferences versus pragmatism / Michael de Percy -- Section 3: Public policy and administration. Introduction to Section 3: Public policy and public administration ; 10. Beyond new public governance / R. A. W. Rhodes ; 11. Chinese public administration developments and prospects: An Australian (and Hong Kong) perspective / Andrew Podger and Hon Chan ; 12. Coming to terms with the state / Jim Jose -- Section 4: Working with practitioners. Introduction to Section 4: Working with practitioners ; 13. Engaging with government: A confessional tale / Paul ' t Hart ; 14. Neoliberalism? That's not how practitioners view public sector reform / Peter Shergold and Andrew Podger ; 15. Of 'trifles' and 'manhole covers': The practitioner-academic interface / Isi Unikowski -- Appendix 1: John Wanna's main publications -- Appendix 2: Higher degree students supervised by John Wanna 1983-2020.

This festschrift celebrates the extensive contribution John Wanna has made to the research and practice of politics, policy and public administration. It includes both personal acknowledgements of his work and substantial essays on the issues that he focused most closely upon during his academic career: budgeting and financial management, politics, and public policy and administration. The essays address contemporary developments in public sector financial management in Australia and overseas, changing political processes in Queensland and the Commonwealth, and public governance and administration reform trajectories in Australia and internationally, including in China. A common theme is the importance of linking research to practice, reflecting John Wanna's own style and contribution. Essays include exploration of the interface between academia and practice, including from the perspective of practitioners. The authors of the essays in this volume include eminent Australian and international scholars of public administration, experienced public service practitioners and younger scholars influenced by John Wanna.