Could someone please provide details of research/publications regarding general recipes and practical directions for successful NPM change initiatives in the public sector?
1) Galetto and Marginson (2011) where the NPM established more independent public sector providers, particularly in the health sector, for instance turning English NHS hospitals into Foundation Trusts at arm's length from direct government control: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/irru/wpir/gusto_papers/gust_wp6_4.pdf
2) Bossert et al. (2003) where performance improvements by service providers in Zambia have been rewarded with greater freedom from government control. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg044.