Multiple choice

The New Public Administration movement is mainly against:

  1. administrative centralization and neutrality of administration

  2. neutrality of administration and meritocracy

  3. meritocracy and political orientation of administration

  4. political orientation of administration and administrative centralization
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Explanation

New Public Administration (NPA) was a movement that challenged the traditional 'neutrality' of administrators, arguing that they should instead be committed to social equity. It also opposed rigid administrative centralization, advocating for decentralization and greater citizen participation. It did not oppose meritocracy itself, but rather the way meritocracy was used to maintain an unresponsive status quo.

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