Justification by Works or by Faith? Evaluating the New Public Management.
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Author
Pollitt, Christopher
Year
1995
Publisher
Evaluation, Vol. 1, No. 2, 133-154 (1995).
Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel
Link to review:
http://evi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/2/133
Number of pages:
22
ISSN:
1356-3890
Language of publication:
Engelsk
NSD-reference:
2479
This page was last updated:
2007-08-16 08:47:27.7
- OECD generelt
- 3.1 Forvaltningsrevisjon og interne evalueringar
- 3.2 Eksterne evalueringar
- Forskning
- Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
- Kartlegging/kunnskapsgrunnlag
- Samfunnseffektivitet
- Staten generelt
Summary
The article first defines a set of policy measures that constitute the 'New Public Management' (NPM). Evidence is cited to support the contention that the NPM has been widely adopted, with local variations, in many Western states. The impacts of such large-scale reform are considerable. The article therefore explores the extent to which the NPM has been subject to serious and systematic evaluation. It is argued that there have been relatively few broad-scope evaluations and that the methodologies adopted for these have tended to leave some fundamental questions about the effectiveness of the NPM unanswered. Despite this, political enthusiasm for reforms of this type apparently continues to run at a high level. The article concludes with some modest suggestions for ways in which the evaluation of NPM-style reforms could be improved.