Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries Decentralisation and Local Governance
Public Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries: Decentralisation and Local Governance by Christopher J. Rees, published by Routledge in 2012, provides an in-depth examination of decentralization as a significant public sector reform strategy. This edition spans 202 pages and is presented in English, offering insights into how decentralization is understood and implemented across various international contexts, particularly in developing and transitional countries.
Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of the theory and practice surrounding decentralization and local governance, drawing on contributions from established scholars. The book addresses the contexts, achievements, and challenges of decentralization, with case studies from diverse locations such as Ghana, India, and Vietnam. By focusing on specific public sector contexts, this work aims to enhance understanding of decentralization’s role in international development, making it a valuable resource for those interested in political science, organizational behavior, and public administration.
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Over recent decades, decentralization has emerged as a key Public Sector Reform strategy in a wide variety of international contexts. Yet, despite its emergence as a ubiquitous activity that cuts across disciplinary lines in international development, decentralization is understood and applied in many different ways by parties acting from contrary perspectives.
This book offers a fascinating insight into theory and practice surrounding decentralization activities in the Public Sectors of developing and transitional countries. In drawing on the expertise of established scholars, the book explores the contexts, achievements, progress and challenges of decentralization and local governance. Notably, the contributions contained in this book are genuinely international in nature; the chapters explore aspects of decentralization and local governance in contexts as diverse as Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Tanzania, Uganda, and Viet Nam. In summary, by examining the subject of decentralization with reference to specific developing and transitional Public Sector contexts in which it has been practiced, this book offers an excellent contribution towards a better understanding of the theory and practice of decentralization and local governance in international settings.
This book was published as a special double issue of the International Journal of Public Administration.
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