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...

Combining organisation theory with public management, this book analyses key aspects of the public sector such as goals and values, management and leadership, reform and changes, effects and implications

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...