The New Public Management in Europe
Subtitle: Adaptation and Alternatives
Contributors: Christopher Pollitt (Editor); Sandra Van Thiel (Editor); Vincent Homburg (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: February 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780230006935
Subjects: Management & management techniques; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Government - Comparative; Government - International; Public Affairs & Administration; Business & Economics / Public Finance; Europe - General; Europe; Public Administration
Description: Originating in the Anglo-American world, the 'New Public Management' (NPM) paradigm appears to have swept over various Continental-European countries, producing convergence of administrative reform. This text explains how the ambiguous concept of NPM is crafted and shaped differently in various institutional contexts.