The Changing nature of public administration : from easy answers to hard questions
By: Peters, B. Guy
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ArticlePublisher: Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, December 2002The Asian Journal of Public Administration 24, 2, p. 153-183Abstract: The traditional model of the public sector has been under attack form a number of different directions. The alternatives to the traditional model are usually discussed under the single rubric of "managerialism", but there are actually several alternativer being addressed. Using a set of variables, this article discusses New Public Management and Governance as alternatives to the more conventional ideas of administration in the public sector. These alternatives, and the conventional model, are assessed as means of providing, effective and accountable management in government.
The traditional model of the public sector has been under attack form a number of different directions. The alternatives to the traditional model are usually discussed under the single rubric of "managerialism", but there are actually several alternativer being addressed. Using a set of variables, this article discusses New Public Management and Governance as alternatives to the more conventional ideas of administration in the public sector. These alternatives, and the conventional model, are assessed as means of providing, effective and accountable management in government.
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