General Studies · New Public Management Criticisms
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: A major democratic critique of New Public Management (NPM) is that it weakens collective civic participation and undermines core governance values like social equity. Reason R: By treating citizens fundamentally as customers, NPM reduces the governance process to mere service delivery rather than facilitating collective decision-making. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A✓
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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