Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding New Public Management (NPM)?
ANPM is aggressively result-oriented and objective-focused
BNPM views public administration from the managerial angle
CNPM believes in the separation of steering from rowing
DNPM has attributes like raw bureaucratic power, internalization and concentration ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) NPM has attributes like raw bureaucratic power, internalization and concentration — The claim that NPM has raw bureaucratic power, internalization and concentration is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that NPM has raw bureaucratic power, internalization and concentration is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★New Public Management actually moves away from heavy, centralised bureaucracy.
★It is aggressively result-oriented and objective-focused, which makes the first statement correct.
★It views public administration from a managerial angle, borrowing private-sector methods, so the second is correct.
★It separates steering from rowing, letting government set direction while others deliver services, so the third is correct.
★Raw bureaucratic power, internalization and concentration describe traditional public administration, the very thing NPM reacts against.
★Hence the incorrect statement is the fourth one.
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