Most of the published or presented papers by Len Cook have been on the subject of official statistics, often about some aspect of the population of New Zealand, official statistics systems or social policy. Public sector management remains a strong interest, while much recent work has been about the justice system and the shape of future censuses.
“… because of the vital role we place in challenging the relevance of dogma and eternal truths in public policy, science and society, it is critical that we be most open about our own dogma.”