ABSTRACT
Public administration in the developing countries, which was branded development administration by American social scientists in the 1950s, incorporated many of the norms of traditional public administration theorized and practiced in North America and Europe. Development management is a dynamic phenomenon and needs continuous invigoration and renewal. The underlying rationale of New Public Management (NPM) is performance improvement in government for the efficient delivery of public goods and services. The governance model incorporated many of the features of New Public Administration and NPM and supplemented them with the elements of Network Governance. NetGov has advantages over other governing forms—where others such as markets and governments fail; it has the capacity to adjust and reconfigure its operational settings. The general populace was therefore unable to draw the attention of the government on their real and perceived needs as citizen access to governmental circles was limited or entirely absent.
