1st Edition

Transforming Asian Governance Rethinking assumptions, challenging practices

Edited By M Ramesh, Scott Fritzen Copyright 2009
244 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

There are a multitude of hazards that confront attempts to change institutional or political orders in pursuit of good governance. Even seemingly technical prescriptions run up against local political and social realities which make their adoption difficult and, if adopted, require significant modification of the original prescriptions. Moreover, the technical, rationalist and/or normative... Read more

1. Introduction Scott A. Fritzen  2. Improving Administrative Performance in Malaysia Hong-Hai Lim  3. India: Getting Governance Right for Inclusive Growth Santosh Mehrotra  4. Is Foreign aid compatible with good governance? Theory and Evidence from the Philippines Eduardo Araral, Jr.  5. Public Sector Transparency and Corporate Accounting Practices in Asia Xun Wu  6. The Hara-factor: Some lessons from innovations in governance in Japan Jorrit de Jong and Arre Zuurmond  7. ‘Good Governance’ and the Constraints of Local Conditions: Thaksin and the Breakdown of Thailand’s Public Integrity System Alex M. Mutebi  8. The Judiciary’s Role in Good Governance in Korea Joongi Kim  9. Healthcare Reforms in Thailand: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom M Ramesh  10. Restructuring Government: An Empirical Analysis of Agencification in the Public Health System of Rajasthan Avantika Singh  11. The Structural Transformation of Public Bureaucracy towards Good Governance: The Case of Team-based Management in the Korean Government Chang Kil Lee  12. Technocratic Solutions versus Political Realities: Implementing Governance Reforms in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan Raza Ahmad and Syed A.A. Akif

Biography

Scott Fritzen is Assistant Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

M Ramesh is Associate Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

"...a well-researched and well-written book with an important message. Anyone with an interest in governance issues in Asia would do well to keep a copy close at hand."

--Andrew Rosser, Pacific Affairs: Volume 83, No. 3 – September 2010