The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public ManagementThis collection provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of current research in the field of New Public Management (NPM) reform. Aimed primarily at a readership with a special interest in contemporary public-sector reforms, The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management offers a refreshing and up-to-date analysis of key issues of modern administrative reforms. This volume comprises a general introduction and twenty-nine chapters divided into six thematic sessions, each with chapters ranging across a variety of crucial topics in the field of New Public Management reforms and beyond. The principal themes to be addressed are: ¢ |
Contents
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Driving Forces | 15 |
Part II Convergence and Divergence among Countries | 81 |
Part III Sector Studies | 145 |
Part IV NPM Features | 207 |
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The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management Tom Christensen,Per Laegreid Limited preview - 2013 |
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