Since the early 1990s, public networks have been implemented in many countries to solve
'wicked'public problems, addressing such issues as health, social care, local development …

This paper examines how variations in the notion of public sector consumerism become
embedded in diverse governance practices. To this end, we extend the literature on public …

The literature on public management reform exhibits two intertwined convergence myths.
First, a world‐wide consensus on a new public management (NPM) reform agenda is seen …

Purpose–This study aims to focus on the accountability of organizations to multiple
stakeholders with differing interests and power, where there is an absence of accountability …

This article investigates the implications of the move from public administration to new public
management to new public governance for relations between the state and non-profit …

This paper focuses on the attitudes of learning professionals towards New Public
Management (NPM). In a survey of the UK further education sector (n= 433), NPM beliefs …

En el gobierno se han introducido nuevos paradigmas de administración pública con el
propósito de remediar males administrativos en todo el mundo. En numerosos países se …

If we needed reminding, the COVID-19 pandemic has once again shown that governments
matter. Public administration matters. The range of government responses to this crisis–and …

The pressures resulting from multiple developments that the areas of the health care sector
has witnessed over the last few years has put all health policy makers, from hospital …

This thesis addresses the relationship between citizens and the welfare state with a focus on
the collaboration between service users and professionals in Swedish health and social …