New Public Governance As a Hybrid : A Critical Interpretation / Laura Cataldi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cataldi, Laura, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration

Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This Element focuses on New Public Governance as one of the major administrative narratives of our times. It offers a critical interpretation of NPG as a hybrid tool for management, governance, and reform, arguing that NPG coexists with and is likely to gradually merge into New Public Management. Several arguments support the 'continuity and hybridization' hypothesis, whereby the transition from NPM to NPG occurred through the retention of key elements and a layering and sedimentation process. These arguments challenge the "linear substitution" hypothesis, accounting for NPM's persistence and dominance. The Element develops a new interpretation of NPG and discusses the challenges that NPG poses. Finally, it shows that exploring hybridity is critical for evaluating the potential of NPG in terms of a shift in public administration and understanding governance trajectories and reform scenarios

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Jan 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009418898

1009418890

9781009418911

1009418912

9781009418904

1009418904