Abstract
In recent years, much attention has been given to various New Public Management (NPM) initiatives. Hood (1991) suggests NPM emerged as a set of doctrines in the late 1970s. In this paper, we explore NPM during the Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) using archival material from the Electricity Supply Board (ESB). One of the ESB’s key projects was the electrification of rural Ireland, spanning a time period of mid-1940s to late 1970s. This project involved accountants, and emerging and evolving accounting and management practices. It is thus, at first sight, a project which may include elements of NPM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 20-26 |
| Journal | Journal of the Irish Society for Archives |
| Volume | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Oct 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Evidence of new public management during the rural electrification scheme
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