The New Public Governance?
Citation:
Work data:
ISSN: 1471-9037Type of work: Article (academic)
Categories:
Government and Public AdministrationRelated works:
- Osborne, S. P. (Ed.) (2010) The New Public Governance? Emerging perspectives on the theory and practice of public governance
Notes:
| Paradigm/key elements | Public Administration | New Public Management | New Public Governance |
Theoretical roots |
Political science and public policy |
Rational/public choice theory and management studies |
Organizational sociology and network theory |
Nature of the state |
Unitary |
Disaggregated |
Plural and pluralist |
Focus |
The policy system |
Intra-organizational management |
Inter-organizational governance |
Emphasis |
Policy implementation |
Service inputs and outputs |
Service processes and outcomes |
Relationship to external (non-public) organizational partners |
Potential elements of the policy system |
Independent contractors within a competitive market-place |
Preferred suppliers, and often inter-dependent agents within ongoing relationships |
Governance mechanism |
Hierarchy |
The market and classical or neo-classical contracts |
Trust or relational contracts |
Value base |
Public sector ethos |
Efficacy of competition and the market-place |
Neo-corporatist |
Table 1: Elements of the NPG, in contrast to PA and the NPM (p.383)
