The New Public Management Movement Has Been Criticized for an Undue

question 126

Multiple Choice

The New Public Management movement has been criticized for an undue emphasis on:

• A) increasing public sector services and expenses
• B) short-run economic objectives over long-run economic objectives
• C) long-run economic objectives over short-run economic objectives
• D) short-run economic objectives over public values related to democracy

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Empirical Evaluation

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Single-Subject Designs

Research designs focusing on the effect of an intervention on a single participant or subject, allowing for detailed observation of changes over time.

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