Public Sector Reforms in Developing Countries

Paradoxes and Practices

Charles Conteh, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

220 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-85856-4 (ISBN)

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The underpinning assumption of public management in the developing world as a process of planned change is increasingly being recognized as unrealistic. In reality, the practice of development management is characterized by processes of mutual adjustment among individuals, agencies, and interest groups that can constrain behaviour, as well as provide incentives for collaborative action. Paradoxes inevitably emerge in policy network practice and design.

The ability to manage government departments and operations has become less important than the ability to navigate the complex world of interconnected policy implementation processes. Public sector reform policies and programmes, as a consequence, are a study in the complexities of the institutional and environmental context in which these reforms are pursued. Building on theory and practice, this book argues that advancing the theoretical frontlines of development management research and practice can benefit from developing models based on innovation, collaboration and governance.

The themes addressed in Public Sector Reforms in Developing Countries will enable public managers in developing countries cope in uncertain and turbulent environments as they seek optimal fits between their institutional goals and environmental contingencies.

Charles Conteh is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Brock University, Canada Ahmed Shafiqul Huque is Professor of Political Science at McMaster University, Canada

Introduction Part I: Conceptual Overview 2. Public Management Reform in Developing Countries: Contradictions and the Inclusive State 2. An Appraisal of the New Public Governance as a "Paradigm" of Public Sector Reform in Africa Part II: Case Studies on Participation 3. Institutional Reforms in Irrigation Sector of Punjab of Pakistan: Moving towards Participatory Irrigation Management 4. Partnerships between Governments and Nongovernmental Organizations In Brazil: Progress and Setbacks Part III: Case Studies on Decentralization 5. Paradoxes of Decentralisation Reform at the Periphery: Evidence of Decentralised Drugs Policy in Thailand 6. The Political Context of Decentralization: Reflections on South Asia 7. Decentralization in Turkey (2002-2010): Achievements and Shortcomings Part IV: Public Sector Reform: Prospects and Challenges 8. The Elusive Goal of ‘Perfect Administration’: An Analysis of Public Sector Reform in Jamaica 9. The Internationalization of Public Performance Management and Budgeting: Limitations in the Gulf States 10. Where Private Sector Solutions are not Enough: The Case for a Developmental Public Sector in Africa Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.4.2014
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management
Zusatzinfo	9 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-415-85856-9 / 0415858569
ISBN-13	978-0-415-85856-4 / 9780415858564
Zustand	Neuware