The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management

Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management written by Tom Christensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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: ¢