The public sector reform movement : mapping the global policy network
By: PAL, Leslie A
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Contributor(s): IRELAND, Derek.
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ArticlePublisher: Philadelphia : Routledge, July 2009International Journal of Public Administration - IJPA 32, 8, p. 621-657Abstract: Public sector reform in both developed and developing countries has now become a routine matter of public policy - reform is almost continuous, if not always successful. While the role of international transfer agents such as the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in promoting reforms has often been noted, there has been no comprehensive mapping of the global network on public sector reform. This article makes a first attempt to map the close to 100 organizations that make up a loose global network around public administration and governance. It then provides a brief history of the evolution of the network, and the key events that encouraged a substantical degree of coherence among its members. It examines the practices and tools that are specific to this global public policy network, and concludes with some observations on policy trnasfer models. The article shows that in trying to understand the dynamics of public administration reform, we need to pay greater attention to this network, its members, and its influence over national policy priorities.
Public sector reform in both developed and developing countries has now become a routine matter of public policy - reform is almost continuous, if not always successful. While the role of international transfer agents such as the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in promoting reforms has often been noted, there has been no comprehensive mapping of the global network on public sector reform. This article makes a first attempt to map the close to 100 organizations that make up a loose global network around public administration and governance. It then provides a brief history of the evolution of the network, and the key events that encouraged a substantical degree of coherence among its members. It examines the practices and tools that are specific to this global public policy network, and concludes with some observations on policy trnasfer models. The article shows that in trying to understand the dynamics of public administration reform, we need to pay greater attention to this network, its members, and its influence over national policy priorities.
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