Supporting effective public sector reform is a major challenge that the World Bank and other
agencies and stakeholders have been grappling with. It is increasingly recognized that …

This paper contributes to the limited literature on open government initiatives at the
subnational level in developing countries. It examines the motivations of actors in a local …

Whereas previous research has acknowledged the significance of capacity building for
development, there is little research on the capacity building typologies for local economic …

This chapter covers the general introduction to this thesis, which examines the link between
decentralised local governance and rural community development in Ghana with a …

Since the 1980s, decentralization has been widely adopted by most countries across the
world. Subsequently, it has been a key component of the 'good governance'agenda and a …

Policy transfer defies the notion of national boundaries in policy making and development.
With globalisation processes in the picture, purely state centric policy making models are not …

Countries (LDCs) across Africa placed high priorities on policy transfer and public sector
reforms (Karyeija, 2012; McCourt, 2001; Sokomani, 2009b). The reforms were inspired by …

Many scholars and bureaucrats have expressed various views to the meaning and
desirability of public sector reform (PSRs). Obadan M. sees PSR as a worldwide …

Whilst change management theories have significantly influenced profit-oriented
organisations, their adoption by the public sector is less understood, particularly in …

The transformation of the public sector from a moribund to a result-oriented institution has
continued to be a subject of academic discourse. This article uses the Driver and Vehicle …