Privatization of sports in saudi arabia under new public management reforms

Abstract

Countries around the globe are increasingly embracing new public management reforms, aiming to enhance the effectiveness, quality, and efficiency of public service delivery mechanisms. While such reforms are often hailed for positive outcomes like privatisation, they are not without controversy. Critics argue that these processes are fraught with challenges, including conflicts between private-sector practices and public-sector norms and the absence of robust empirical models for evaluating the impact of these reforms on public-sector delivery. This study focuses on the privatisation of the sports sector in Saudi Arabia, seeking to unravel the complex issues influencing the process. By exploring this specific aspect of privatisation, the research aims to bridge a gap in the existing literature and contribute to a broader understanding of the relationship between New Public Management reforms and the privatisation of the sports sector in Saudi Arabia.