New Public Management (NPM) aims at addressing the criticisms of poor service, inefficiency and ineffectiveness directed towards Traditional Public Administration, by employing private sector principles through improving service delivery and efficiency. However, progress has been slow in some countries, and there is the opinion that NPM could possibly lead to poor governance.

Evaluate the above statements using the Jamaican experience. On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the Governance performance of the present government (note that government is not limited to politicians) and provide justifications for your rating. answer the question in essay format marks will be awarded for:

Appropriate use of concepts from the module in the comments.

Use of critical thinking (analysis of facts to form a judgment. Use of rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, or evaluation of factual evidence. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self- monitored, and self- corrective thinking).