The Internationalization of New Public Management

Abstract

Introduces an edited collection of papers concerning the impact of New Public Management (NPM) reforms on the government systems of developing countries. NPM reforms, with their emphasis on entrepreneurial dynamics, reinstatement of market forces for providing public services, & transformation of managerial behavior, are being internationalized to countries with developing or changing economies. The methods of transferring the NPM reform model, its total acceptance or adaptation to local conditions, & the end results are part of the public management debate. The introduction contains a brief synopsis of the work of each contributor; many were advisers to the Presidential Commission on the Transformation of the Public Service in South Africa in 1998. Issues include privatization & regulation, civil service reform, decentralization, contracting & market mechanisms, improved services delivery, human resources management, & information technology. 34 References. L. A. Hoffman