Managerialism pervades the higher education literature in much the same way it is said to
have pervaded universities themselves. Yet, despite its ubiquity and importance …

The drive for reform in the public sector worldwide has focussed attention on the
measurement of performance in public sector organizations. This is particularly true in local …

New public management (NPM), management techniques and practices drawn mainly from
the private sector, is increasingly seen as a global phenomenon. NPM reforms shift the …

The delivery of public services in developing countries is over‐centralised. One of the
reasons for this is the presence of centralised decision‐making apparatus, which distances …

The shifting constructions of public sector organisational configurations and management in
such countries as Australia, the UK and New Zealand have had profound impacts upon the …

This is the final volume of a series on the reform of service delivery in developing countries.
The research on which the five volumes are based was funded by the economic and social …

This article reviews the history of public sector reforms in Sri Lanka and examines Sri
Lanka's recent experiments with NPM. Interviews with ministers, former ministers and senior …

This study addresses the emerging financial management focus of publicly and privately
funded universities in the global marketplace, focusing on their financial management …

Effective resource allocation and accountability are critical for public services in countries
facing a crisis, to ensure minimum inequality and even save lives. Administrative innovation …

Pierre Bourdieu was one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. He argued
for, and practiced, rigorous and reflexive scholarship, interrogating the inequities and …