ABSTRACT
The UK has played a pivotal role in the development of New Public Management (NPM). This book offers an original, comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of the impact of the New Public Management in the UK, and situates these analyses in a broader comparative perspective. Its chapters consider:
- competing typologies of NPM
- issues of professionalism within NPM
- debates on social exclusion and equity
- the role of different research approaches in evaluating NPM
- the evolving nature of NPM and impact of modernisation
- evaluations of NPM in mainland Europe, North America, Africa and the developing World, Australia, and Pacific-Asia.
Leading authorities from around the world present evaluations of current thinking in NPM and highlight the challenges which will shape future development and research approaches. New Public Management presents a timely and constructive overview of the nature and impact of the NPM and offers important lessons for public management across the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART 1 The New Public Management in context
chapter 2|19 pages
Origins of the New Public Management
chapter 5|16 pages
The New Public Management, modernization and institutional change
part |2 pages
PART 11 The New Public Management in action
chapter 6|14 pages
Public service professionals and the New Public Management
part |2 pages
PART 111 The New Public Management in comparative context
chapter 16|19 pages
The New Public Management in international perspective
part |2 pages
Part IV Researching the New Public Management
chapter 18|13 pages
Organizational research and the New Public Management
part |2 pages
Part V Conclusions