Acta PoliticaApril 2012, Volume 47, Issue 2, pp 218–220 | Cite asThe Ashgate research companion to new public managementAuthorsAuthors and affiliationsRobert PyperBook ReviewFirst Online: 23 March 2012 37 Downloads This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.Copyright information© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2012Authors and AffiliationsRobert Pyper11.University of the West of ScotlandUK