Teaching Public Administration - Some Useful Sources
Dr Ian C Elliott
Senior Lecturer & co-Editor in Chief of Public Administration and Development
Debates around the nature of the subject often centre around the nature and legacy of New Public Management (NPM). This was a theoretical approach which suggested that business techniques could (and even should) be applied to the public sector in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Many of the central arguments of NPM have since been debunked.
I've added some useful references to research on the history of UK public administration scholarship in my latest blog here: https://iancelliott.co.uk/2020/02/10/some-links-and-research-on-teaching-of-public-administration/