Abstract:

In recent years there has been a rapid change and transformation process in every field of the world. This change and transformation process is not only effects the field of technology and science but also effects the public administration aspects of many countries. Especially after 1980 within the framework of the new public administration approach, it is seen that many countries including Turkey, have undergone radical changes on their management structures. The developments in the field of public administration in Turkey and the transition process to the new public administration approach have also directly affected Turkish local governments and new reforms have been implemented within this framework. In this study, the transformation of local governments with the new public management approach in Turkey and the effects of local government systems in France and England on the Turkish local government system are examined in detail. In the study, it was aimed to search which reforms on local governments in Turkey were affected by the reforms in local governments in France and England and after that suggestions were made on how should the reforms to be made in the field of local governments in Turkey.

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