The aim of this paper is the critique of NPM-ontological, epistemological, methodological, substantial dimensions-according to the critical realism. Though there were a lot of works to critics of NPM, these were not sufficient to criticize NPM because...
The aim of this paper is the critique of NPM-ontological, epistemological, methodological, substantial dimensions-according to the critical realism. Though there were a lot of works to critics of NPM, these were not sufficient to criticize NPM because of critique from empirical realist approach and idealist orientation. Bhaskar’ critical realism claims to be able to combine and reconcile ontological realism, epistemological relativism and judgmental rationality. NPM as the government reformation model have gained political popularity, supported by new political economics(public choice theory) critique of government failure. But NPM-one of the management mechanisms of welfare state crisis- has structural contradictions of weakening the legitimation of democratic state. This article criticizes atomic ontology, Human theory of causality, methodological individualism, substance of NPM, and suggests that the conception of governance from institutionalism is required for government reformation model.