Sigamani, P. creator text xu| 2012 continuing ng p.687-697. This article outlines the contextualisation of management reforms and public policy and its various components. Management reform in the public system is also known as New Pubic Management (NFM) or Public Policy Reforms (PPR). Further, if investigates the relevance of NPM in social development. This article consists of five parts, viz, theoretical discourse of the NPM, management reform and public policy, conceptualisation, changing public sector narratives, innovations in public systems management and critical review of country experiences. - Reproduced. Public administration Indian Journal of Public Administration 180718