New Public Management: The Cruellest Invention of the Human Spirit?

被引:306
作者
Lapsley, Irvine [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Business, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland
来源
ABACUS-A JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND BUSINESS STUDIES | 2009年 / 45卷 / 01期
关键词
Audit society; E-government; Management consultants; NPM; Policy failures; Risk management;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-6281.2009.00275.x
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This article examines one of the most significant phenomena of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries-the emergence of New Public Management (NPM). NPM has been widely adopted, internationally. However, its adoption is based on governments having faith in its deployment to transform their public sectors using private sector performance criteria. In this article, the case is advanced that the widespread use of NPM is often a cruel disappointment for governments. This is demonstrated by focusing on four key elements of NPM, as practised in the early twenty-first century-the role of management consultants, the development of e-government, the emergence of the 'audit society' and the increasing importance of risk management.
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