Abstract
This theoretical essay is dedicated to present the constituent elements and characteristics of bureaucracy as a form of organization of public administration. In a second step discusses the criticism of the ideal typical bureaucratic dysfunctions related from the perspective that defends its lack of flexibility and efficiency in the process of functioning of organizations. We discuss also the contemporary current that underlie the new forms of administration, New Public Management and Interactive Governance and exposes some experiments related to the adoption of these new standards of public management in the context of the Mozambican public administration. Their preparation was based on the literature on the concepts of bureaucracy, the new public management approaches and experiences of the management of the Mozambican context. Concludes the existence of changes in the model and patterns of public management in the country, especially with the implementation of the public administration reform (2001-2011).
Highlights
The purpose of this essay is to present a theoretical appellant discussion in the organizational studies that public management models, and is related to the debate on the transition from bureaucracy and the emergence of new organizational patterns in contemporary public management
We discuss the contemporary current that underlie the new forms of administration, New Public Management and Interactive Governance and exposes some experiments related to the adoption of these new standards of public management in the context of the Mozambican public administration
We present the theoretical foundations that outline some contemporary conceptions of the purpose of public sector management, raised by new concepts explained in the movement of New Public Management (NPM)
Summary
The purpose of this essay is to present a theoretical appellant discussion in the organizational studies that public management models, and is related to the debate on the transition from bureaucracy and the emergence of new organizational patterns in contemporary public management. In this line of argument, we articulate approaches such New Public Service (NPS) and the Interactive Governance (IG) as a standard of public management should be preferred in the context of contemporary public administration In this respect, we present the implications of these two theoretical approaches in the Mozambican public administration, by analyzing the recent process of public sector reform initiated by the government with the approval of the Global Strategy for Public Sector Reform (EGRSP) in 2001, whose purpose is to modernize public management and the adoption of new practices such as accountability, management by objectives and society participation in governance, among others. It is presented in the concluding remarks of the essay the general understanding that guides the reflections on the transition process of the forms of bureaucratic administration to adopt new standards for contemporary public management
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