Assertion (A): New Public Management (NPM) emphasizes a shift towards employing private sector techniques in public administration.
Reason (R): NPM advocates for reducing government intervention in favor of free-market principles to increase efficiency.
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Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true, but R is false.
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A is false, but R is true.