New Public Management: opportunity for the Centre, thread for the Periphery

Rosta, Miklós (2013): New Public Management: opportunity for the Centre, thread for the Periphery. Published in: (2013)

Abstract

In this current study I’m offering a recommendation for the development of a model that could provide us with an answer to the following question: which factors influence the successful introduction of the reforms related to the New Public Management (NPM) movement? The question is relevant, since the East-Central European countries have just embarked on transforming their public administrations according to the NPM during the past years.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: New public management, Hungary
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H8 - Miscellaneous Issues > H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits

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