Though we acknowledge that differences exist
in these viewpoints, we suggest there are also similari-
ties that distinguish the cluster of ideas we call the New
Public Service from those associated with the New Pub-
lic Management and the old public administration. More-
over, there are a number of practical lessons that the New
Public Service suggests for those in public administra-
tion. These lessons are not mutually exclusive, rather they
are mutually reinforcing. Among these, we find the fol-
lowing most compelling.