<p>Purpose: Public services delivery appears to depend on what is happening now. A separation between production and distribution of services has been hypothesized under New Public Management (NPM). NPM is seen as an efficient and effective competitor to raditional approach based on bureaucratic formalism. This is because it supports the former objectives while sidelining latter: social justice, responsibility, and at times general welfare. In this regard, we shall assess certain post- NPM literature relevant to China’s reformatory drive. Design/Methodology/Approach: Researchers examined content analysis, reviewed related literature, and identified some search words. “Chinese public administration reform” and “national administrative tradition” were keys words for this search. To look for anything on “Post-NPM,” “NPM,” “China,” and “Public Administration in China,” project consulted existing literature from Web of Science, EBSCO, and ABI/Inform databases. It examines how a Chinese super-ministerial model interacts with Confucian socialism, focusing on society and culture. Findings indicate that it may be necessary to adjust emerging issues in public administration with respect to culture and tradition. Findings: NPM has caused public administration disintegrate, resulting in poor performance management and coordination predicaments. Post-NPM-NPM reforms are characterized by increased attention to unity and continued relevance. It seeks to address challenges noted in past reform exercises. Post-NPM seeks to enhance responsibility and openness in the public sector by differentiating it from the private sector. China sped up its liberalization process during Deng Xiaoping’s era as it embraced international trade at a rapid pace. Chinese government also changed how it oversaw, worked with other people, and intervened economically in sectors during this time to keep up with global changes. Service-oriented government concept was created to promote effectiveness and promptness. Specifically, this research focuses on public administration reforms in China at three distinct time points (2008, 2013, and 2018) to discover post-NPM model using Chinese cases. This paper discusses how certain principles of post-NPM have been applied to Chinese public administration. Study explores relationship between public managers and organizational structure or function changes. It considers public services differentiation alongside institutional changes. Such changes indicate strategy formulation, cooperation, conducive working environment and efficient processes including managerial procedures. This means that any changes made by managers within public offices in China will not only affect institutional also have some cultural impacts.</p>

An Alternative to NPM: Post-NPM and Chinese Public Administration Reforms

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2025年11月18日

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Demokaan Demirel,
Faruk Selahattin Yolcu

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Purpose: Public services delivery appears to depend on what is happening now. A separation between production and distribution of services has been hypothesized under New Public Management (NPM). NPM is seen as an efficient and effective competitor to raditional approach based on bureaucratic formalism. This is because it supports the former objectives while sidelining latter: social justice, responsibility, and at times general welfare. In this regard, we shall assess certain post- NPM literature relevant to China’s reformatory drive. Design/Methodology/Approach: Researchers examined content analysis, reviewed related literature, and identified some search words. “Chinese public administration reform” and “national administrative tradition” were keys words for this search. To look for anything on “Post-NPM,” “NPM,” “China,” and “Public Administration in China,” project consulted existing literature from Web of Science, EBSCO, and ABI/Inform databases. It examines how a Chinese super-ministerial model interacts with Confucian socialism, focusing on society and culture. Findings indicate that it may be necessary to adjust emerging issues in public administration with respect to culture and tradition. Findings: NPM has caused public administration disintegrate, resulting in poor performance management and coordination predicaments. Post-NPM-NPM reforms are characterized by increased attention to unity and continued relevance. It seeks to address challenges noted in past reform exercises. Post-NPM seeks to enhance responsibility and openness in the public sector by differentiating it from the private sector. China sped up its liberalization process during Deng Xiaoping’s era as it embraced international trade at a rapid pace. Chinese government also changed how it oversaw, worked with other people, and intervened economically in sectors during this time to keep up with global changes. Service-oriented government concept was created to promote effectiveness and promptness. Specifically, this research focuses on public administration reforms in China at three distinct time points (2008, 2013, and 2018) to discover post-NPM model using Chinese cases. This paper discusses how certain principles of post-NPM have been applied to Chinese public administration. Study explores relationship between public managers and organizational structure or function changes. It considers public services differentiation alongside institutional changes. Such changes indicate strategy formulation, cooperation, conducive working environment and efficient processes including managerial procedures. This means that any changes made by managers within public offices in China will not only affect institutional also have some cultural impacts.