scholarly journals Políticas de administração e gestão em países da Lusofonia: Perspectivas críticas sobre a Nova Gestão Pública e a pós-burocracia em educação

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Almerindo Janela Afonso ◽  
Geovana Mendonça Lunardi Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
New Public ◽  
Private Management

In recent decades, the New Public Management has achieved a central role. This centrality, among other things, is translated by the incorporation and implementation of the business rationale and private management in public institutions and organizations. Many sectorial reforms have followed these principles, some of which have been implemented in the redefinition of the role of the State and in changes in the procedures of public administration. Also, it induced other changes in the modes of social regulation in the context of the increasing internationalization of capitalism. Following these changes, the obsession (often more rhetorical than real) with the effectiveness and efficiency of the State is now understood in the framework of a post-bureaucratic rationality. However, the new rationality was little mobilized in the following texts, as happened with hyper bureaucracy—contrary to the wish this dossier’s editors. This observation does not fail to reveal that the ideology of the New Public Management is still the hegemonic reference in the field of research and reflection in the field of social and education sciences. Nevertheless, from our point of view what comes as most striking in the contributions that follow is that many of the promises of the different versions of the New Public Management ideology have either not been fulfilled or were only partially achieved, representing the compelling criticism to the ideology summarized in the idea that managing is very different than governing. In conclusion, this dossier aims, among other aspects and in different Lusophony national contexts, to analyze reforms and public education policies (with a predominance of administration and management, evaluation and accountability, privatization and marketization), that implicit or explicitly, assume, to varying degrees of critical deepening and/ or theoretical-conceptual and empirical support, some of the assumptions mentioned above, which the authors chose to prioritize.

scholarly journals Waiting for the next wave: trajectories, narratives and conveying the state of public sector reform

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evert Lindquist
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
State Sector ◽  
Democratic Reform ◽  
New Public

With the adoption of the State Sector Act in 1988, the New Zealand public sector revolution was in full motion. The Act was one of many initiatives that provided a new framework for government and managing public services (Boston et al., 1996; Scott, 2001). New Zealand rapidly became the poster child for what became known as the New Public Management, and an archetype scrutinised around the world. The audacity and intellectual coherence of the New Zealand model became a standard against which the progress of other governments was judged. These reforms were part of  a larger social and economic transformation which led to dislocation and democratic reform. In the crucible of introducing and implementing these reforms, and in the inevitable re-adjustment phases, New Zealand gained a reputation for continuous reflection on its progress by its political leaders, government officials and a small band of impressive academics.

scholarly journals Public Management in local government units in the example of the municipality of Mstów

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.28) ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Judyta Kabus ◽  
Radomir Kańa ◽  
Joanna Nowakowska-Grunt
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Regional Development Strategy ◽  
New Public

Today’s units of local government is identified not only with the power that is necessary for the realization of public tasks but above all, it is accentuated by the importance of meeting the needs which are important from the point of view of the community, including the Management processes.The purpose of this work is to present a smooth and effective public management process carried out by the municipal government of Mstów. This municipality applies practical New Public Management instruments in building and implementing the regional development strategy. The article was prepared on the canvas of literature studies on the management, organization, and planning of universal services of a public interest and analysis of the statistical data collected by the municipality.  

scholarly journals Decentralization and (De)Politization in Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Ruben Duarte Abrantes
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Great Part ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
New Public ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Globalized World

The decentralization is one of the most common features in the contemporary political world. It seems that the idea of centralizing the power in the state apparatus is out of fashion and the new idea is to transfer some competences of the state for the local power. In a globalized world where the state is losing its ground in the political arena, international organizations in the last decades are pushing towards a New Public Management where the state has delegated great part of his competences. Tactics like that are being analyzed by many scholars who give different responses to the matter. This paper develops an analysis of what is happening in Portugal since 2015 in terms of decentralization, adopting a government strategy position and Foucault’s theory of governmentality. Resumo A descentralização é uma das características mais comuns no mundo político contemporâneo. É aparente que a ideia de centralizar o poder no aparato estatal encontra-se fora de moda e a nova ideia é a transferência de algumas competências do Estado para o poder local. Num mundo globalizado em que o Estado perde terreno na arena política, as organizações internacionais nas últimas décadas estão a avançar em direção a uma nova gestão pública, na qual o Estado delegou grande parte de suas competências. Táticas como esta estão em análise por vários investigadores que dão respostas diferentes ao assunto. Este artigo desenvolve uma análise do que está a ocorrer em Portugal desde 2015 em termos de descentralização, adotando uma posição estratégica do governo e a teoria da governamentalidade de Foucault.

scholarly journals Governance Theories and Socio-Political Realities of the States in Africa: Case of Benin

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Kokou Charlemagne N’djibio ◽  
Karima Doucouré Sylla
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Political System ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
New Public ◽  
Political Governance ◽  
Political Realities

Political guidance, the political system and the state organs are come from the governance theories. Our aim is to investigate on these theoretical frameworks in order to apprehend the laws and norms which frame the governance with regard to the socio-political realities in Africa, especially in Benin. The basic theoretical framework binding performance and governance of the firm, takes back the terms of the problem as posed by [1]: conceive the regulation systems of the leader’s behavior allowing preserving the shareholders interests (here the peoples). Qualitatively, the political governance in Benin is significantly influenced by the practices come from the shareholder, partnership and cognitive approaches of the governance. The political system and the organs of the State are influenced by the reforms resulting from the New Public Management. The Socio-political realities in Benin founded on the regionalism negatively impact the political governance.

scholarly journals The Role of Planning Policies in Promoting Urban Sprawl in Intermediate Cities: Evidence from Chile

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan R. Barton ◽  
María Inés Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Urban Core ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Planning Policies

Urban sprawl has been studied principally as a phenomenon produced by a lack of or weakness in urban planning, as a consequence of real estate liberalization. This article examines the Chilean case, and proposes that the state has been the engine of this phenomenon through spatial planning instruments that have both neoliberal and neostructural features, and that are best defined by the concept, new public management. The analysis tracks urban sprawl in four intermediate cities, which have experienced high rates of growth since 2000, using photointerpretation of satellite images between 2003 and 2011, and the creation of a typology to define land uses and housing types. The results show that intermediate cities follow similar trends to the capital city, Santiago, and face similar problems, in particular the concentration of services in the urban core. These similarities are produced by the application of general planning instruments: Article 55 and Decree Law 3516. While most research on urban sprawl focuses on private agency, this article highlights the role of the state in its production. It is therefore relevant to explore the nature of public agency in urban sprawl processes in different metropolitan and intermediate cities, and how planning policies can be adapted to curb the phenomenon.

A New Governance

2019 ◽  
pp. 213-228
Author(s):  
Mark Bevir
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
The State ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
New Public ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
Second Wave

When governance refers to changes in the state, it refers to the apparent spread of markets, contracting out, networks, and joined-up government. This chapter initially focuses on the intellectual sources of the transformation of the state, highlighting the role of modernist social science, with its reliance on formal explanations based on either economic models or sociological correlations. The first wave of reform occurred as an economic modernism inspired marketization and the new public management. The second wave occurred as a sociological modernism inspired joined-up governance and networks. The second half of the chapter shifts the focus from the sources of the reforms to their impact on practices. It relies on a series of short ethnographic stories to illustrate the complex ways in which public servants juggle the competing demands of bureaucracies, markets, and networks.

POTENTIAL OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN MODERN RUSSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Васютин ◽  
Yuriy Vasyutin ◽  
Матвеева ◽  
Ekaterina Matveeva
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
New Public ◽  
New Public Governance

In the article authors concentrate attention on the analysis of the processes of modernization of the management system which are realized in many democratic states. The analysis of basic models of public administration from the point of view of definition of participation possibility of public institutes in them is submitted. From this side the models of New Public Management and New Public Governance are presented to judgment. On the basis of consideration of the limits of public participation put in the analyzed concepts, authors come to a conclusion that the model of New Public Governance substantially broadens spheres of possible citizens’ participation in administration and can become the basis for transition to network model of interaction of state and civil society. It gives the chance to analyze practices of public participation, mechanisms of public involvement, and also to estimate efficiency of activities of state institutes for institutionalization of civil society.

Getting the state right: think tanks and the dissemination of New Public Management ideas in Ghana

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Louis Kwaku Ohemeng
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Administrative Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Administrative State ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
New Public ◽  
Private Research

Private research institutions, commonly referred to as think tanks, are a recent phenomenon in the Ghanaian policy environment. They are part of a growing number of NGOs that have emerged with Ghana's political liberalisation and are attempting to influence policymaking. These institutions exert a greater influence on policies affecting the functioning of the ‘administrative state’ than other NGOs. Through their efforts, ideas pertaining to administrative reform appear to have taken root strongly in Ghana. This paper examines the processes and methods that have been adopted by these institutions in developing policies that are being pursued to change the ‘administrative state’ in Ghana. It argues that the ability of these institutions to influence policies geared towards changing the administrative state can be attributed to the calibre of personnel as well as the processes and methods they have adopted.

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