Abstract
For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM) and Good Governance have been the two ground-breaking ideas, generating colossal discourse over the past three decades. Inspired by NPM-led policy changes in the developed world, many developing countries have lately joined the reform bandwagon but achieved limited success. Policy analysts observe that the policy planners in the developing world seem to have spent more resources in policymaking than addressing the policy implementation challenges. Also, the policy transfer effort ignored the issue of administrative culture. Focusing on Fiji, this article examines how the country's recent public sector reform initiatives have largely failed to bring about expected results. Based on the case studies of two organizations, it explains that the success and failure of policy change occurs in several ways, manifesting multiple challenges including a lack of well-prepared implementation framework and culture change.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries |
| Editors | Ishtiaq Jamil, Steinar Askvik, Farhad Hossain |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Pages | 86-99 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317597322 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138816398 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Mar 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Public sector reforms in Fiji : Examining policy implementation setting and administrative culture. / Rahman, Mohammad Habibur; Naz, Rafia; Nand, Alka.
Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries. ed. / Ishtiaq Jamil; Steinar Askvik; Farhad Hossain. Taylor & Francis, 2016. p. 86-99.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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AU - Rahman, Mohammad Habibur
AU - Naz, Rafia
AU - Nand, Alka
PY - 2016/3/17
Y1 - 2016/3/17
N2 - For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM) and Good Governance have been the two ground-breaking ideas, generating colossal discourse over the past three decades. Inspired by NPM-led policy changes in the developed world, many developing countries have lately joined the reform bandwagon but achieved limited success. Policy analysts observe that the policy planners in the developing world seem to have spent more resources in policymaking than addressing the policy implementation challenges. Also, the policy transfer effort ignored the issue of administrative culture. Focusing on Fiji, this article examines how the country's recent public sector reform initiatives have largely failed to bring about expected results. Based on the case studies of two organizations, it explains that the success and failure of policy change occurs in several ways, manifesting multiple challenges including a lack of well-prepared implementation framework and culture change.
AB - For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM) and Good Governance have been the two ground-breaking ideas, generating colossal discourse over the past three decades. Inspired by NPM-led policy changes in the developed world, many developing countries have lately joined the reform bandwagon but achieved limited success. Policy analysts observe that the policy planners in the developing world seem to have spent more resources in policymaking than addressing the policy implementation challenges. Also, the policy transfer effort ignored the issue of administrative culture. Focusing on Fiji, this article examines how the country's recent public sector reform initiatives have largely failed to bring about expected results. Based on the case studies of two organizations, it explains that the success and failure of policy change occurs in several ways, manifesting multiple challenges including a lack of well-prepared implementation framework and culture change.
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M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9781138816398
SP - 86
EP - 99
BT - Administrative Culture in Developing and Transitional Countries
A2 - Jamil, Ishtiaq
A2 - Askvik, Steinar
A2 - Hossain, Farhad
PB - Taylor & Francis
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