An agenda for the study of Public Administration in Developing Countries

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bertelli, Anthony M.; Hassan, Mai; Honig, Dan; Rogger, Daniel; Williams, Martin J.
• 署名单位: Bocconi University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Johns Hopkins University; The World Bank; University of Oxford
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/gove.12520
• 发表日期: 2020
• 关键词: good governance; policy-reforms; bureaucracy; implementation; DELEGATION; barriers; POLITICS; women

摘要

Developing nations demand a different scholarly approach in the field of public administration. We advance an agenda for research that stands on four pillars. First, in the absence of easily accessible data scholars of developing world public administration must assemble it for themselves. Second, building and testing theory plays a paramount role because researchers face limited information. Third, in developing countries, multi-national and non-governmental organizations are often crucial and must be considered in studying public administration. Fourth, given the novelties and ambiguities researchers face, qualitative information must be integrated throughout the research process. Our article-and the articles in this volume-constitute a call for developing country research to contribute to the study of public administration writ large, informing our understanding of both developing and developed states.