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100			_aAndrews, Matthew
245			_aNew public management and democratic participation: complementary or competing reforms? A South African study
260			_c2003
300			_ap.991-1015.
520			_aAdministrative and participatory reforms are common in developing countries, often introduced together and expected to complement each other. Some observers question whether the reforms do complement each other, however, specifically suggesting that the two types reflect different relational and governance patterns. Based on such thought, a "differential relationship influence hypothesis" in presented and tested, investigating whether new public management (NPM) reforms complement or compete with democratic-participatory reforms. Econometric analysis of survey data shows that South African municipalities adopt NPM reforms more readily when influenced by top-down intergovernmental relationships but adopt participatory reforms more readily when faced with bottom-up civic influences. This evidence supports the hypothesis and indicates that administrative and participatory reforms may not complement each other. The study also indicates a common administrative culture effect on both types of reform adoption - differential relational influences can be tempered by experimental and changed-minded administrators in local governments. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration - South Africa
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
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