| Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective (3210 words) |
 | New Zealanders have generally condemned the mode of recruitment to this class as undemocratic, and this attitude is mirrored in the commissioner's reports:... |
| In adopting this position New Zealand has overlooked certain merits of the administrative class namely (1) recognition of the general administration function (2) preparation for which requires university education in subjects that "open, invigorate and enrich the mind", and (3) that future administrative leaders must be given early in-service training on responsible work (Lipson, 1948). |
| Both the establishment of a program for public administration and in-service training was influenced by the growing impact of "scientific management" of the 1920s influenced by the work of Frederick W Taylor and its emphasis on the non-political public service which recognised the separation of politics and administration (Henderson, 1990, 37). |
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