The book critically examines some of the most topical and challenging issues confronting the public sector in developing countries in an era of globalization. T

A country-by-country synopsis of the public sector reform programmes in 40 Commonwealth developing countries, with a profile of each country and an outline of t

The underpinning assumption of public management in the developing world as a process of planned change is increasingly being recognized as unrealistic. In real

Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews arg

Critical examinations of efforts to make governments more efficient and responsive Political upheavals and civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)