Administrative Reform: Forever a Work in Progress

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2002

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Naylor, Lorenda A. and David H. Rosenbloom. "Administrative Reform: Forever a Work in Progress," Journal of Comparative Asian Development Spring 2002, Vol 1, Number 1, 141-145.

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Abstract

The symposium began by posing ten major questions about contemporary administrative reform. The questions were gleaned from a broad literature on New Public Management (NPM) reforms. Logically, they should be considered before reform efforts are designed and implemented. Historically, however, administrative reform has not always been governed by logic (Caiden, 1991). How central or useful are the reforms adopted in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Britain, Korea, Singapore, and Japan? This postscript provides some answers.