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The rise and fall of an NPM-style reform in China: a longitudinal case study of sanitation service delivery in Guangzhou

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  • Cheng Chen
  • Bin Chen
  • George E. Mitchell

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This article explores how three types of logic of action – consequences, appropriateness, and power dynamics – configurate to shape the trajectory of an illustrative NPM-style reform in China, reflecting how the NPM paradigm has evolved through layering, displacement, and hybridization. Using a longitudinal case study in Guangzhou, we trace sanitation service delivery modalities from in-house delivery to contracting-out, to standardized contracting-out, to contracting-in, and finally, to public-private partnerships with state-owned enterprise. Our findings underscore the salience of the logic of power dynamics in an authoritarian context, suggesting NPM as a transitionary paradigm bridging traditional public administration and hybrid paradigms in China.

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  • Cheng Chen & Bin Chen & George E. Mitchell, 2024. "The rise and fall of an NPM-style reform in China: a longitudinal case study of sanitation service delivery in Guangzhou," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(9), pages 2586-2610, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:26:y:2024:i:9:p:2586-2610
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2260819
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