Public Sector Reforms in Developing Countries: Paradoxes and Practices
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1. Verfasser: Conteh, Charles (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
Schriftenreihe:Routledge critical studies in public management
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Beschreibung:Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Conceptual rethink of public sector reforms; Introduction; 1 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 Public participation and co-production in the irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan
4 Collaborative governance in Brazil: Partnerships between governments and non-governmental organizations and their facilitating and restrictive factors5 Community policing in Tanzania: Experiences and understandings of participation; Part III Case studies on decentralization; 6 Paradoxes of decentralization in Thailand: Evidence from decentralizing the task of controlling illegal drugs to local governments; 7 The political context of decentralization: Reflections on South Asia; 8 Towards a managerial state: Turkey's decentralization reforms under the AKP government
Part IV Public sector reforms in developing countries: Prospects and challenges9 Public management reforms and accountability; 10 The internationalization of performance management and budgeting: Limitations in the Gulf states; 11 Beyond neoliberal public sector reform: A case for a developmental public service in Sub-Saharan Africa; Conclusion; Index
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 inte
Beschreibung:221 pages
ISBN:9781135100599
1135100594

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