Originating in the Anglo-American world, the 'New Public Management' (NPM) paradigm appears to have swept over various Continental-European countries, producing convergence of administrative reform. This text explains how the ambiguous concept of NPM is crafted and shaped differently in various...

Introduction -- Public sector reform: Modernization, paradigms and patterns -- Economic foundations of public sector reform -- An economic theory of leadership -- The contribution of economists to policy leadership and public sector reform -- The role of leadership development in public sector...