At the dawn of the 21st century the Hungarian public is disappointed and pessimistic about
its future, despite the fact that the country as a member of the European Union and NATO …

The focal theme of Annuaire 2008 des Collectivités Locales is public sector and local
government reform in France. The articles of the Annuaire's international section are meant …

For the last 30 years, public administration has been subject to reforms all around the world,
with most a part of the New Public Management (Hood 1991). The way the reforms have …

This article aims to characterize French and German public administration and
management, outline their specific reform trajectories, and indicate the influence both …

The article is aimed at analysing New Public Management (NPM) reforms at the local level
in Germany, France and Italy. The case selection is justified by the fact that these three …

Local governments in Europe have a great responsibility for the provision and
implementation of public services, and there is also high pressure for reform at the local …

The Governance and Public Management series, published in conjunction with the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), brings the best research in public …

Public Policy In Central and Eastern Europe, present a collected volume of scholarship that
is distinctive in its intellectual sophistication and conceptual coherence. While it will prove …

NISPAcee is an international association focused on public administration and its mission is
to foster the development of public administration disciplines and training programmes in …

1. At a higher level, that of theory, concept, or paradigm, NPM is the transfer of business and
market principles and management techniques from the private into the public sector …