International versus domestic explanations of administrative reforms: The case of Turkey

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 322-346

  Sezen, Seriye ^a  

^a Public Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East   (Turkey)

Author keywords

administrative reform; new public management reforms; policy transfer; public administration; public sector reform; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; EUROPEAN UNION; IMF; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; WORLD BANK;

TURKEY;

EID: 79958763021     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852311399229     Document Type: Review

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