New Public Management in Bangladesh: Implementation Challenges and Ways Forward

doi:10.34104/ajssls.021.02300236

Abstract

New Public Management (NPM) is currently a global trend that is dominating all governments' reform agendas. Bangladesh is not an outlier. This paper begins by defining NPM and then moves on to examine critical preconditions for successful NPM implementation. Following that, this research revealed significant roadblocks in Bangladesh's implementation of modern public management. The final section of the study focuses on the next steps in implementing modern public management in Bangladesh and concludes with a final comment on the overall concept.

Highlights

NPM might become a comprehensive extension of New Public Management
The phrase was used by academics in the United Kingdom and Australia in the 1980s to describe measures that were created in the context of an attempt to make the whole public service more "business like" and efficient by utilizing non-public sector management paradigms
According to the findings of the study, implementing modern public management requires a number of requirements and is a huge undertaking in a post-colonial emerging nation like Bangladesh

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Introduction

NPM might become a comprehensive extension of New Public Management. The term "new public management" refers to a method of administering government agencies. The phrase was used by academics in the United Kingdom and Australia in the 1980s to describe measures that were created in the context of an attempt to make the whole public service more "business like" and efficient by utilizing non-public sector management paradigms. Citizens are referred to as "customers" under NPM, and public servants are referred to as "public managers." Value worth, characteristic, financial management, boosting efficiency, creating goals and continuing to keep an eye on performance delivery, and power to top management executives were key elements in New Public Management (NPM). NPM attempts to avoid the criticism leveled at previous public administration by improving service delivery and potency, as well as implementing accountability. In contrast to traditional government, NPM focuses on the outcomes rather than the method of execution

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