NPM Can Work: An optimistic review of the impact of New Public Management reforms in central and eastern Europe

Public Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1305-1332

  Dan, Sorin ^a   Pollitt, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

central and eastern Europe; impact; New Public Management; public sector reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940794233     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2014.908662     Document Type: Article

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