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New Public Management and Administrative Reforms in Nigeria

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  • Okey Marcellus Ikeanyibe

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This study examines the Nigerian attempts to implement the New Public Management (NPM) reform. The paper aims at identifying the strand, the extent of progress made and the reason(s) for success/failure recorded. The author finds that the poor success story of the reform is as a result of the preference of the more attractive cost-saving neoliberal economic aspect to the more involving and demanding bureaucratic aspect, the inconsistencies in program implementation, and lack of strong political will common to adopting reform in developing countries. The article recommends that reforms require dealing with the critical challenges of institutionalization, inconsistency and legitimization.

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  • Okey Marcellus Ikeanyibe, 2016. "New Public Management and Administrative Reforms in Nigeria," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(7), pages 563-576, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:7:p:563-576
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1023446
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    1. Mo’men Hani Mahmoud & Rosly Othman, 2024. "Effects of New Public Management Reforms on Human Resource Practices: A Case Study in Jordan," Management and Labour Studies, XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Business Management & Human Resources, vol. 49(1), pages 149-176, February.

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