Public sector reforms in developing countries paradoxes and practices /

• Other Authors: Conteh, Charles., Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.
• Series: Routledge critical studies in public management.
• Subjects: Public administration > Developing countries.; Economic development > Developing countries.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

"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 intere...

Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. Conceptual rethink of public sector reforms
• pt. 2. Case studies on participation
• pt. 3. Case studies on decentralization
• pt. 4. Public sector reforms in developing countries : prospects and challenges.