Abstract
This article analyses the connection between governance and New Public Management (NPM). It explains that NPM originated in the 1980s where governments tried to provide service delivery and public policy through a wide range of private and non-profit actors. The article argues that although governance and NPM originated from two different sets of concerns, and theoretically are quite different, both perspectives have incorporated each other's ideas. The governance literature has embraced the ideas of performance indicators, while NPM literature has adopted more horizontal steering mechanisms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Governance |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191749483 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199560530 |
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Publication status | Published - 18 Sept 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The several contributors 2012. All rights reserved.