New Public Management in Turkey

Demirkaya, Yüksel

doi:10.4324/9781315641287

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“…Fifteen years after the initial phase of the public management reform in Turkey, the local government reform experience of Turkey is mostly underresearched. The first comprehensive academic analysis of Turkey's reform experience, New Public Management Reform in Turkey (Demirkaya, 2016), was published in 2016 with contributions from renowned Turkish scholars. The book touches upon various aspects of the reform process, including the administrative and political background ( € Ozden, 2017), its aims and underlying principles ( € Oktem and C¸iftc¸i, 2017), and the legislative and regulative adjustments concerning local government (Gu¨l, 2017).…”

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Quo vadis? The local government in Turkey after public management reforms

Tan

2018

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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In the 2000s, Turkey has reformed its public administration system in line with New Public Management (NPM) principles towards a more decentralized system. Although the initial aim of the reform process is set to achieve a decentralized and more efficient public management system, the empirical data and official statistics cast doubt on whether this outcome will ever be achieved. Analyzing local government legislation, the discretion of central government in local governance, and the changes in the status of local government in public governance, the article presents the evolution of the local government system in Turkey during the Justice and Development Party government. Points for practitioners The public management reform experience of Turkey resembles the NPM reform patterns in countries with Napoleonic state tradition. Similar to these countries, the emphasis on managerial practices over participatory elements has been prevalent in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Yet, the findings in the Turkish case challenge the proposition that managerial reforms alone, without improving local democratic governance, can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public services.

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confidence: 99%