New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects

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…