Comparative Administrative Change and Reform

The public service has changed more dramatically during the past several decades than ever before. Reviewing these changes, "Comparative Administration Changes and Reform" presents contributions from top international experts on public management and public administration to provide a global assessment of reform and the lessons governments can learn from previous policies. Providing important insight into the origins of policy ideas, the qualities and capabilities of leaders, the nature and challenges of large organizational changes and the complexity of efforts to evaluate the outcomes of reform, the contributors consider aspects of public administration reform in countries such as Canada, Thailand, Mexico and china as well as the ways in which changes have been shaped by global forces, national values, traditions and culture. An invaluable work for understanding the new challenges faced by the governments around the world, "Comparative Administration Changes and Reform" offers a clear analysis of both the successes of and failures of reform and should be read by anyone interested in politics, administration and public sector reform.