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Book Review: Public Management and Administration

The central purpose of this book is to contrast traditional public administration with the new public management (NPM). It analyses functions central to the new paradigm, namely strategy, managing internal organisational components, and the management of external constituencies. Indeed, an external focus is regarded as one of the hallmarks of the NPM compared with the insularity of the traditional model. These managerial reforms are symptomatic of a transformation in the public sector's relationship with government and society. Hence the book addresses the wider debate about the role and scope of government. But fundamental changes in how government discharges its responsibilities are also highlighted, not least the move away from direct service delivery through the state bureaucratic machine.