Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries: An Institutional Logics Perspective

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-280

  Ho, Alfred Tat Kei ^a   Im, Tobin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

comparative public administration; government competitiveness; institutionalism; results oriented reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927594556     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074013501856     Document Type: Article

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