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Publications in Public Administration and Development (1989-2000)

Publications in Public Administration and Development (1989-2000)
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Decentralization: Conditions for Success. Lessons from Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

In April 1996, the United Nations General Assembly, at its resumed 50th session, adopted resolution 50/225 on Public Administration and Development. The resolution confirmed the importance of reinforcing public administration for development and…
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Country Profiles on Public Administration

In the last half of the twentieth century, Governments were under pressure to respond to the demands from their citizens and to increasing complexity and change in their global environments. The response to these demands has taken the form of…
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Building Partnerships for Good Governance: the Spirit and the Reality of South-South Cooperation

Building partnerships for good governance involves recognizing and including all relevant stakeholders in a community into strategic alliances around goals and tasks. These strategic alliances involve recognition of strengths and weaknesses of the…
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Public Service in Africa: New Challenges

Since the 1980s, African States have embarked upon a vast programme of structural adjustment aimed at restoring macro-economic stability. This stability has been accompanied by the accentuation of the liberal character of their economies and their…
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Professionalism and Ethics in the Public Service

Scandals involving public officials have captured world attention these days. Precipitated by shady privatization deals, the diversion of aid, widespread public sector patronage, crony capitalism, and campaign financing abuses, people are debating…
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Promoting Ethics in the Public Service

Ethics is gaining prominence in the discourse about governance today. There is a perception that standards in public life are in decline. This raises questions about the costs of misconduct on the part of those who have been entrusted with guarding…
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Economic Governance: Guidelines for Effective Financial Management

Good governance is considered synonymous with sound development management. However, economic governance of national state is facing serious problems because its traditional sovereignty over economic affairs has been imperceptibly eroded to other…