New Public Management (NPM)'s Agenda

New Public Management (NPM), an innovating public management concept pursues “a government that works better and costs less" with its agenda:

• NPM pursues “a government that works better and costs less" with its agenda:


• Decentralization


• Marketization


• Desegregation


• Competition and markets


• Efficiency strategies


• Reduction in size of units / downsizing


• Proper management practices


• Consumer orientation


• Performance measurements

Perhaps the most definitive characteristic of the “new public management” is the greater salience given to what is called the three “e’s” - economy, efficiency and effectiveness as opposed to other values of government activity such as accessibility, openness, fairness, impartiality, legitimacy, participation, honesty and rationality.