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AbstractThe decade of the 1980s signalled major changes within public administration and development‐oriented activities. As a consequence of the internationalization of the agendas of practitioners and academics working in these areas, there is today a growing convergence among public policy, public management, public administration and political science. Given the complexity of the public sector cross‐nationally, what has become necessary in public management education is the design of programmes that meet specific needs and priorities and which are responsive to very different national settings. This particular case study is centred around one endeavour to achieve more effective interfacing between theory and practice, in the teaching of public management and the design of development programmes in the United States (US). It is based on an assessment of a 10‐year co‐operative endeavour between the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and the US Agency for International Development. The outcomes of this project provided not only leverage for important changes in the teaching programmes of schools concerned with international management education but also built a new relationship between government and a non‐governmental organization through the contacting out of management develop

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130202

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe article argues that the essence of economic policy reform programmes—both their substance and their pace—runs counter to the central notions of sound institutional development. Attention is first given to some fundamental concerns about the relationship between the two processes, in particular focusing on questions of culture, speed of change and the political environment. The article then provides some illustrations from Malawi, looking in turn at collateral institutional damage, the new generation of semiautonomous organizations, confusing incentives systems in the areas of salaries, housing and training, and lack of serious concern for the sustainability of the reforms. The conclusion calls for returning ‘part‐ownership’ of the reform programme to the local officials, and trying to reduce some of the institutional unreality, which seems to adhere to the implementation of th

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130203

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe underlying assumption in this paper is that autonomy and accountability are both fundamental prerequisites for the effective functioning of state‐owned enterprises. The paper first examines the traditional, dichotomous approach to the autonomy‐accountability conundrum. This approach posits the relationship as process oriented, pervasive, quantitative and based ona prioricontrols. A more recent view of control and accountability asa posteriori, qualitative, strategic, results‐oriented and non‐zero sum is then briefly analysed. The paper presents a review of the theory and practice of performance contracts (PC) as tools to implement the latter approach. Three basic models of PCs—Senegal'scontratplan, Pakistan's signalling system and India's memorandum of understanding—have been analysed, comparing the negotiating process, major players, substantive elements and results. Thecontratplan is more of a legal document, at least in formal terms, than the other two. None of the three models, however, provides any sanctions in case of a violation of the contract by the governments. Although the Indian and Pakistani PCs appeared to be more successful than the Senegalese contracts, the relationship between financial performance and performance contracts remains far from conclusive. In all the three countries, the contracts have failed to provide a single window through which government‐enterprise interface can be effectively managed. Thus the problem of multiple principals and single agents remai

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130204

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article provides a comparative description and analysis of medium‐term effects of two development approaches geared towards poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. One approach, which was studied in a programme of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, emphasizes a combination of group formation, awareness building, saving and selective confrontation with the rural elite. The other approach emphasizes provision of credit to the rural poor; it was studied in an area where the Grameen Bank has been implementing its programme since an early stage. The study on which the article is based included a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methods. It is a significant contribution to the development of a study design and methodology for evaluative research focusing on gauging the effects of interventions in settings characterized by a lack of baseline dat

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130205

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130206

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130207

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130209

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130210

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130211

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-2075    

DOI:10.1002/pad.4230130212

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY