New Public Management stands for shift from conventional public pol

New Public Management stands for

shift from conventional public policy to cost effectiveness
cluster rather than pyramids of organization in structural frameworks
flexible and adaptive operational systems
rigid planning and conventional bureaucratic hierarchy

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[amp_mcq option1=”1, 2, 3 and 4″ option2=”1 and 2 only” option3=”1, 2 and 3 only” option4=”3 and 4 only” correct=”option3″]

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UPSC CAPF – 2012

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Statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct descriptions of New Public Management (NPM), while statement 4 is incorrect.

New Public Management (NPM) is an approach to running public services that is influenced by ideas from the private sector. It emphasizes efficiency, performance, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, decentralization, market-like mechanisms, and a focus on outcomes and citizen/customer needs. It seeks to move away from traditional, rigid, hierarchical, input-focused bureaucracies.

Statement 1 aligns with the NPM emphasis on efficiency and value for money. Statement 2 reflects the move towards flatter, more networked, and decentralized organizational structures (“clusters rather than pyramids”). Statement 3 highlights the NPM goal of creating more flexible and responsive operational systems. Statement 4 describes characteristics of traditional public administration, which NPM sought to reform, rather than NPM itself.

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