Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rmor20 Management & Organizational History ISSN: 1744-9359 (Print) 1744-9367 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rmor20 In defence of Mandarins: Recovering the ‘core business’ of public management Paul du Gay To cite this article: Paul du Gay (2009) In defence of Mandarins: Recovering the ‘core business’ of public management, Management & Organizational History, 4:4, 359-384, DOI: 10.1177/1744935909342326 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1177/1744935909342326 Published online: 02 Jan 2013. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 65 Citing articles: 11 View citing articles