Mixes, Matches, and Mistakes : New Public Management in Russia and the Former Soviet Republics

Like most other countries of the world, governments in Russia and the former Soviet republics have been influenced by the ideas of New Public Management, which at the most basic level involves the use of market-type devices to manage the public sector. In this model of making of governing, top-level public managers are central to making government more efficient, and citizens are conceptualized more as consumers of services rather than as political actors.