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100			_aTerry, Larry D.
245			_aThe thinning of administrative institutions in the hollow state
260			_c2005
300			_ap.426-44.
362			_aSep
520			_aDuring the past 20 years or so, governments worldwide have embarked on an ambitious journey to improve government performance. Relying on multitude of administrative technologies broadly classified under the heading of the New Public Management (NPM), reformers have sought to radically change the manner in which the public's business is conducted. Although the verdict is still out, evidence is accumulating that NPM philosophy and practices may have produced unintended consequences. The author argues that in addition to contributing to an increasingly hollow state, NPM philosophy and practices have contributed to a phenomenon described as the thinning of administrative institutions. Thin institutions are weak; they lack the capacity for good administration-a requirement for maintaining the American people's confidence in governance. -Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aAdministration and Society
909			_a67738
999			_c67738 _d67738