New Public Management in Europe

Introduction; V.Homburg ; C.Pollit & S.V.Thiel Convergence or divergence: what has been happening in Europe? C.Pollit Public management reforms in countries with a Napoleonic state model: France, Italy and Spain; W.Kickert The management and control of executive agencies: an Anglo-Dutch comparison; S.V.Thiel & C.Pollit Public Private Partnership: a two headed reform. A comparison of PPP in England and The Netherlands; E.H.Klijn ; J.Edelenbos & M.Hughes New Public Managers in Europe: changes and trends; S.V.Thiel ; B.Steijn & M.Allix International benchmarking of public organizations: a critical approach; J.Hakvoort & H.Klaassen Will ICTs finally reinvent government? V.Homburg & I.Snellen Hospital performance indicators: how and why neighbours facing similar problems go different ways; C.Pollitt Public management and evaluation; F.B.V.D.Meer Implementing NPM: a complexity perspective on public management reform trajectories; G.Teisman & A.V.Buuren Conclusions; S.V.Thiel ; C.Pollitt & V.Homburg