84501 - New Public Management

Learning outcomes

The student is expected to get a vision of public bodies in Italy - with particular reference to local public services - and in Great Britain. In particular, the student is expected to learn: - evolution of managerial accounting in the health care sector. - local authority and evolution of high management role - autonomy and accountability in education and university - local authorities and evolution of accounting systems.

Course contents

SCHEDULE

Lesson 1 - Thurs. 9/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 2 - Fri. 10/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 3 – Thrus. 16/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 4 - Fri. 17/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 5 - Thurs. 23/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 6 – Fri 24/11/17 h 1-4 pm
Lesson 7 – Thrus. 30/11/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 8 - Fri. 01/12/17 h. 1-4 pm
Lesson 9 – Thrus. 14/12/17 h. 4-7 pm
Lesson 10 - Fri. 15/12/17 h. 1-4 pm

 

COURSE CONTENTS

Lesson 1:
Classical theories & the evolution of public administration: the Weberian bureaucracy
References:
- Weber, M. 1968. Economy and society. Vol. 3, Chapter XI. (pp.956-1005), Bedminster press, New York
- Pollit. C. 2003. The essential public manager. Chapters 1

Lessons 2 and 3:
New Public Management in the 80s: the enthusiasm of the origins
References:
- Osborne, D. and Gaebler T. 1992. Reinventing Government. How the entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Pp- XV-XX and 1- 24
- Hood C. (1991), “A Public Management For All Seasons?â€, Public Administration, n. 69, pp. 3-19.
- Pollit,C, Bouckaert G. 2011. Public Management Reform. Oxford University press. Chap. 1 (pp.1-11) & Chap 4 (pp.75-111)

Lessons 4 and 5:
A deeper understanding of NPM: problems, international variations, and post NPM
References:
o Pollit,C, Bouckaert G. 2011. Public Management Reform. Oxford University press. Chap. 1 (pp.11-30), Chap. 2
(pp.31-46), Chap 3 (pp.47-74), Chap 4 (pp.111-125), Chap 7 (pp.182-205),
o Christensen, T. & Lægreid, P. 2007. Introduction - Theoretical Approach and Reseach Questions. In T. Christensen & P. Lægreid (Eds.), Transcending new public management. The transformation of public sector reforms. Padstow: TJ International Ltd.
o Lapsley, I. 2008 The NPM Agenda: Back to the future. Financial Accountability and Management, n. 24 (1)

Lesson 6:
Assessing reforms results: a difficult task
References:
o Pollit,C, Bouckaert G. 2011. Public Management Reform. Oxford University press. Chap. 5 (pp.126-160), chap.8, p 206-221
o Bonini Baraldi S. 2014. Evaluating results of public sector reforms in Rechtsstaat countries: the role of context and
the role of processes in the reform of the Italian and French cultural heritage system, International public management
journal. Vol. 17 (3), pp.411-432.

Lessons 7 and 8:
NPM and Cultural Policies at the international level: main cultural paradigms - Prof. Christopher Gordon

Lesson 9:
PA and the impact of NPM reform at the international level: a country focus (students presentation)

Lesson 10:
PA and the impact of NPM reform at the international level: a country focus (students presentation)

Readings/Bibliography

• Bonini Baraldi S. 2014. Evaluating results of public sector reforms in Rechtsstaat countries: the role of context and the role of processes in the reform of the Italian and French cultural heritage system, International public management journal. Vol. 17 (3), pp.411-432.
• Christensen, T. & Lægreid, P. 2007. Introduction - Theoretical Approach and Reseach Questions. In T. Christensen & P. Lægreid (Eds.), Transcending new public management. The transformation of public sector reforms. Padstow: TJ International Ltd.
  Hood C. (1991), “A Public Management For All Seasons?”, Public Administration, n. 69, pp. 3-19.
• Lapsley, I. 2008 The NPM Agenda: Back to the future. Financial Accountability and Management, n. 24 (1)
• Osborne, D. and Gaebler T. 1992. Reinventing Government. How the entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Pp- XV-XX and 1- 24
• Pollit,C, Bouckaert G. 2011. Public Management Reform. Oxford University press. (selected chapters)
• Pollit. C. 2003. The essential public manager. Chapter 1
• Weber, M. 1968. Economy and society. Vol. 3, Chapter XI. (pp.956-1005), Bedminster press, New York

Additional readings (suggested as quick reads for a better understanding of specific topics, not mandatory)

• Academy of Management Journal Editors’ forum, 2005. Making Public School Work: Management reform as the key.
• Academy of Management Journal, vol.48, n.6, 929-940 (on NPM: decentralization, autonomy, costumer choice)
• Gregory, B. 2006. Theoretical Faith and Practical Works: De-Autonomizing and Joining-Up in the New Zealand State
  Sector. In T. Christensen and P. Lægreid (eds.), Autonomy and Regulation: Coping with agencies in the modern state.
  London: Edward Elgar. (on Post-NPM)
• Jensen, P. H. and Stonecash, R. E. 2004. The Efficiency of Public Sector Outsourcing Contracts: A Literature Review,
  Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 29/04 (on NPM: outsourcing/privatization/competition)
• Kuhlmann, S. 2013. New Public Management for the ‘classical continental european administration’: modernization at the local level in Germany, France and Italy. Public Administration Vol. 88, No. 4, 2010 (1116–1130) (on NPM implementation: rechtstaat countries)
• OECD Policy Brief, 2004. Public Sector. Modernisation: Modernising Public Employment (on NPM: public employment)
• Smith P.1990. The Use of Performance Indicators in the Public Sector,Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 153, No. 1(1990), pp. 53-72 (on NPM: performance measurements)

Teaching methods

- lessons
- guest speakers
- data analysis
- Group work and presentation

Assessment methods

To be communicated in class

Teaching tools

E-learning web page

Office hours

See the website of Rebecca Levy Orelli