新公共管理与公共行政

从理论上看,新公共管理有七大原则;而从实践上看,它有五大模式。从公共行政价值的角度看,新公共管理代表了追求效率和目标的西格玛型价值;从公共行政传统的角度看,新公共管理代表了一种威尔逊传统和杰佛逊传统的综合;而从公共行政范式的角度看,新公共管理代表了最新的范式变迁。新公共管理对于公共行政的发展有着重要影响,它带来了一种崭新的治理模式,并提出了一种新的政府责任体制。因此,公共行政的发展应当整合新公共管理的这些积极贡献。

New Public Management & Public Administration

Based on literature review, this article discusses the basic contents of new public management. Viewed from theoretical perspective, new public management contains seven principles; while viewed from practical perspective, it has five models. This article further explores the relationship between new public management and public administration. It argues that new public management represents the Sigma value which emphasizes efficiency in public administration, synthesizes the Wilsonian and Jeffersonian legacies in public administration, and is the newest paradigmatic shift as well in public administration. This article recognizes two contributions of new public management: a new governance mode and a new accountability system. The development of public administration, therefore, must integrate these two positive contributions.