The concept of \"New public management\" as a paradigm of public administration in the Republic of Serbia

Nešković Slobodan (Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu - FEPPS), slobneskovic@gmail.com

The paper discusses the basic postulates of the concept of “New Public Management” as a modern strategic project for the reorganisation of public administration. Following the outbreak of the global oil crisis, developed countries of Western Europe faced the challenges of public administration reform and the need to reduce the role of the state. The wave of reforms also affected the former socialist countries, including the Republic of Serbia. Using the comparative method of analysis, the author examines the success of two models of public administration reform in Great Britain and Denmark. As the initiator of the concept of “New Public Management”, Great Britain was among the first to implement the process of privatisation of the public sector. On the other hand, Denmark implemented a more gradual and incremental public administration reform, seeking to preserve the concept of the “welfare state”. The positive experiences of these countries were of limited relevance for the implementation of public sector reforms in the Republic of Serbia, primarily due to the inconsistencies within the adopted privatisation model, the negative consequences of which continue to be felt to this day.

Keywords: Concept “New Public Management”, administrative reform, Republic of Serbia, Great Britain, Denmark