New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects

• competing typologies of NPM
• issues of professionalism within NPM
• debates on social exclusion and equity
• the role of different research approaches in evaluating NPM
• the evolving nature of NPM and impact of modernisation
• evaluations of NPM in mainland Europe, North America, Africa and the developing World, Australia, and Pacific-Asia.

Leading authorities from around the world present evaluations of current thinking in NPM and highlight the challenges which will shape future development and research approaches. New Public Management presents a timely and constructive overview of the nature and impact of the NPM and offers important lessons for public management across the world.