The new public management reforms in Asia: A comparison of South and Southeast Asian countries

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-46

  Samaratunge, Ramanie ^a   Alam, Quamrul ^a   Teicher, Julian ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Contextual factors; Malaysia; New public management; Singapore; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; CIVIL SOCIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MACROECONOMICS; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL HISTORY; STATE ROLE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SRI LANKA;

IDAS;

EID: 39749088848     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852307085732     Document Type: Article

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