The politics of administrative reforms in Asia: Paradigms and legacies, paths and diversities

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Cheung, ABL
• 署名单位: City University of Hong Kong
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2005.00275.x
• 发表日期: 2005
• 关键词: public-service; governance

摘要

Many Asian governments have embarked on administrative reforms of one kind or another, engaging in rhetoric that resonates with the global paradigms of new public management and good governance. This article seeks to understand Asian administrative reforms against the background of international influence, policy diffusion, domestic politics, institutional dynamics, and administrative traditions and legacies. It is impossible to capture the whole range of national reform types within any neat and tidy Asian paradigm, but some common strands of national reform paths in the region can still be traced. Different problems and failures are found to be addressed by Asian reforms, reflecting diverse motives and resulting in varied outcomes. The old public administration regime has largely coexisted with the new public management approaches and tools.