APPLICATION AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Koncept novog javnog menadžmenta zasniva se na ideji neoliberalizma. Djelovanje javnog sektora treba biti ekonomično i efikasno. Zahtijevaju se reforme javne uprave u smislu privatizacije i tržišnog natjecanja. Očekuje se minimalna uloga države u javnom sektoru, a proširenje područja privatnog poduzetništva. U radu se analizira primjena koncepta Novog javnog menadžmenta, kako u poredbenoj praksi među zemljama, tako i u Republici Hrvatskoj te izazovi i poteškoće navedene primjene.New public menagement concept is based on neoliberalism ideology. Public sector action should be economical and efficient. Public administration reforms are required in terms of privatization and competition. The role of the state is expected to be minimal in public sector, while the area of private entrepreneurship should be expanded. The paper analyzes the application of the concept of New Public Management, both in comparative practice between countries and in the Republic of Croatia, and the challenges and difficulties of this application