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  Financial Accountability & ManagementVolume 24 Issue 1, Pages 77 - 96 Published Online: 11 Jan 2008 Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 503K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  THE NPM AGENDA: BACK TO THE FUTURE *This paper was first presented at the New Public Management Seminar at Vrije University, Amsterdam, on 14 September, 2005. A subsequent version has been presented at seminars at the following locations and benefited from the comments of Vicente Pina and Lourdes Torres at Zaragoza; Fabrizio Panozzo and Anna Pattaro at Ca Foscari, Venice; Geraldine Robbins and colleagues at the National University of Ireland, Galway; Elio Borganovitch and Ileana Steccolini at Bocconi University, Milan. This paper also benefited from the comments of Marc Jegers and colleagues at the EAA Annual Congress in Lisbon, 2007. The author is also grateful for the helpful comments from the anonymous referees. Copyright 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd KEYWORDS NPM • future developments • multi-dimensional evaluation ABSTRACTThe New Public Management agenda for change has been extremely influential. This paper considers future developments in NPM. In this evaluation of the future of NPM it is argued that the complexity of NPM – in concept and in practice – requires a multi-dimensional consideration of what NPM is and what it will become. In this paper, NPM is explained around three key dimensions: (1) management processes; (2) mechanisms of change, and (3) constraints. Within these three dimensions, nine key elements of NPM implementation are discussed. This paper concludes that the pressures for NPM will not abate. However, its evolution will continue to be severely contested. | 
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