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David Phinnemore - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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europeanization conditionality and domestic change the twinning exercise and Administrative Reform in romania
Journal of Common Market Studies, 2004Co-Authors: Dimitris Papadimitriou, David PhinnemoreAbstract:A key requirement of the countries of central and eastern Europe (CEECs) that wish to join the EU is that they develop the Administrative capacity to implement effectively the acquis communautaire. The ‘twinning’ programme is designed to assist in this process. Drawing on experiences in Romania, and linking these to debates on Europeanization, this article argues that the success of twinning to date is related to the design of the programme, institutional fluidity and politicization within central administration, the individual agency and the Reform commitment of those hosting twinning projects.
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europeanization conditionality and domestic change the twinning exercise and Administrative Reform in romania
Journal of Common Market Studies, 2004Co-Authors: Dimitris Papadimitriou, David PhinnemoreAbstract:A key requirement of the countries of central and eastern Europe (CEECs) that wish to join the EU is that they develop the Administrative capacity to implement effectively the acquis communautaire. The ‘twinning’ programme is designed to assist in this process. Drawing on experiences in Romania, and linking these to debates on Europeanization, this article argues that the success of twinning to date is related to the design of the programme, institutional fluidity and politicization within central administration, the individual agency and the Reform commitment of those hosting twinning projects.
Sunil Mithas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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does e government measure up to e business comparing end user perceptions of u s federal government and e business web sites
Public Administration Review, 2009Co-Authors: Forrest V Morgeson, Sunil MithasAbstract:This paper examines the federal government's success in implementing and providing high-quality service through e-government, something that has received very little attention. We define quality from the perspective of the end users of federal agency Web sites, as measured through customer survey data. Using data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, we compare the performance of federal agency Web sites across a range of relevant variables with a private sector equivalent, e-business Web sites. Our findings suggest that federal e-government Web sites are not yet, in the aggregate, providing the same level of quality as their e-business counterparts. We also find significant variability among federal agencies. We discuss the implications of these findings for e-government performance measurement, performance benchmarking, and the market-centered theories of Administrative Reform that are driving e-government and similar transformations of government practice.
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does e government measure up to e business comparing end user perceptions of u s federal government and e business websites
2009Co-Authors: Forrest V Morgeson, Sunil MithasAbstract:This paper examines the federal government's success in implementing and providing high-quality service through e-government, something that has received very little attention. We define quality from the perspective of the end-users of the federal agency websites, as measured through customer survey data. Using data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), we compare the performance of federal agency websites across a range of relevant variables with a private sector equivalent, e-business websites. Our findings suggest that federal e-government websites are not yet, in the aggregate, providing the same level of quality as their e-business counterparts. We also find significant variability among federal agencies. We discuss the implications of these findings to e-government performance measurement, performance benchmarking, and the market-centered theories of Administrative Reform driving e-government and similar transformations to government practice.
Tom Christensen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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imitating the west evidence on Administrative Reform from the upper echelons of chinese provincial government
Public Administration Review, 2012Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Martin Painter, Lisheng Dong, Richard M WalkerAbstract:Lisheng Dong is professor of political science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has published 16 books, approximately 30 refereed articles, and 17 book chapters. He is editor of EU's Experience in Integration: a Model for ASEAN + 3? (Peter Lang, 2007) and author of A Comparative Study of the Central-Local Government Relations in EU Member States Th is article explores the attitudes of offi cials in the upper echelons in Chinese provincial and local government toward the origins of Administrative Reform. Th e authors examine the somewhat dichotomous argument that Reform imitates the West or is indigenous and contend that both infl uences are present. Data drawn from a survey of party cadres and government offi cials show that cultural factors (time in government, overall knowledge of Administrative Reforms, together with familiarity with the move from a planned system of government to a mar- ket economy) and structural variables (upper echelon and familiarity with business management techniques) are correlated with learning from the West. Cadres and offi - cials who spend more time managing outward and those who are familiar with performance assessment do not learn from the West. Th e theoretical and research impli- cations of these fi ndings—that learning from the West is an important infl uence on the adoption of Administrative Reforms in China—are discussed.
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Administrative Reform in china s central government how much learning from the west
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Dong Lisheng, Martin PainterAbstract:The prevailing interpretation in the scholarly literature is that public sector Reform in China during the period of marketization has been driven primarily by internal, contextual factors rather than being under the sway of particular global Reform models or theories such as New Public Management. The aim of this article is to move beyond arguing from inference that `Chinese characteristics' continue to be dominant and to inquire into the manner and extent of external influences on central government Reform actors. We assume a `multi-causal' model in which both internal and external factors are present. From a survey of the literature on the Reforms, we conclude that, while there are some `unique' features, most of the themes (and even the results) of modern Chinese Reforms are not unique and have parallels in Western countries. Moreover, aside from the similarities in the content and substance of Administrative Reforms, the patterns and styles of Reform in China and in the West in the past 20 years show...
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Administrative Reform in china s central government how much learning from the west
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Dong Lisheng, Martin PainterAbstract:The prevailing interpretation in the scholarly literature is that public sector Reform in China during the period of marketization has been driven primarily by internal, contextual factors rather t...
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Administrative Reform Policy: The Challenges of Turning Symbols into Practice
Public Organization Review, 2003Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Per LægreidAbstract:Administrative Reform policies are often characterized by a large number of Reform symbols. While these are generally aimed at furthering the legitimacy of the political leadership, they can have the opposite effect and generate problems in implementing Reform practice. This paper starts by discussing the theory of Reform symbols and relates it to theories of instrumental, negotiation and cultural features of Reforms. We illustrate this discussion by analyzing interview data collected among the central political and Administrative elite in Norway. The analysis shows the relevance of Reform symbols even in Norway, a country with a reluctant Reform tradition and few incentives for Reform. The respondents often perceived Reform symbols as negative, something that creates problems for the political leadership in reconciling symbols with practice and leads it to engage in “double-talk”. Political and Administrative leaders on different levels have differing attitudes towards Administrative Reform symbols, reflecting different roles and perspectives. The conclusion is that symbols are a main feature of Administrative Reform but also that Reforms are not only symbols. Symbols matter, but turning symbols into practice is not an easy task to do.
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new public management the effects of contractualism and devolution on political control
Public Management Review, 2001Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Per LægreidAbstract:This article analyzes effects and implications of New Public Management (NPM) when implemented in the civil service systems in New Zealand and Norway, focusing especially on the effects of devolution and contractualism on political control. Using a transformative perspective, we interpret these effects as a result of a melding of environmental factors, polity features and national historical-institutional constraints. Norway scores low on both environmental and internal factors enhancing Administrative Reform, furthering a soft version of NPM and small changes in political control. In contrast a combination of external pressure, weak countervailing cultural forces and ‘elective dictatorship’ in New Zealand produces a radical version of NPM, resulting in a weakening of central political control.
Deil S Wright - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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reinventing government in the american states measuring and explaining Administrative Reform
Public Administration Review, 1999Co-Authors: Jeffrey L Brudney, Ted F Hebert, Deil S WrightAbstract:Reform waves flowing across the American political landscape are not new. In the states they have paralleled and sometimes preceded national government Reforms that began early in this century and extended into recent decades (Garnett, 1980; Conant, 1988, 1992). Shortly after the federal Taft Commission proposed management Reforms in 1912, states set a pattern of examining their structures for possible reorganization. Garnett (1980) identified state reorganization waves associated successively with the Taft Commission, the Brownlow Committee of the 1930s, and the first Hoover Commission of 1947-49. Conant suggested a fourth wave of Reform in the 1960 to 1980 period that included more than 20 successful comprehensive state reorganizations (1988, 894). We examine the nature of state Reforms in the current decade. That state-level comprehensive Reforms in the 1990s might center on "reinventing government" should come as no surprise. In their book, Reinventing Government, Osborne and Gaebler (1992) raised issues that confront state administrators and cited state leaders' experiences in developing "entrepreneurial government." From these examples they sought to identify "common threads" to offer as guides (19). After examining one state (Minnesota) in depth, Barzelay (1992) described a "post-bureaucratic paradigm" that he argued marks this next Reform. The National Commission on State and Local Public Service, chaired by former Mississippi Governor William Winter, assembled a set of scholarly papers and held regional hearings to explore steps to "revitalize state and local governance" (Thompson, 1993, 1). The commission ultimately issued recommendations overlapping with reinvention. The American states appear to be adopting some changes that are consistent with reinvention recommendations. To explore this development, we surveyed state agency directors in late 1994 and early 1995 and examine here the scope, content, and implementation of reinvention Reforms across the 50 states near the midpoint of the present decade. From the National Level to the States: Characteristics of Reinvention Reforms As candidates in 1992, Bill Clinton and Al Gore accepted the reinvention challenge at the national level: We can no longer afford to pay more for--and get less from--our government. The answer for every problem cannot always be another problem or more money. It is time to radically change the way the government operates--to shift from top-down bureaucracy to entrepreneurial government that empowers citizens and communities to change our country from the bottom up (Clinton and Gore, 1992, 23-24). The administration's National Performance Review (NPR) represented a turning point in federal Administrative Reform. Analysts have carefully reviewed the many specific proposals that emerged from it, as well as the more general reinvention proposals, and tried to place the Reforms in a systematic framework. These proposals came from many sources. Osborne and Gaebler described writing their book as a process in which they "journeyed through the landscape of governmental change" and "sought constantly to understand the underlying trends" (1992, 19). Their search produced ten principles that they used to organize the book. These principles have been variously described as a "constellation of ideas" (Frederickson, 1996, 263), a "global movement" present in the private sector and all government levels and drawing on Reforms in the U.S. and abroad (Kamensky, 1996, 248-49), a "conflated aggregation" (Fox, 1996, 258), a "grab bag" from which "everyone who is interested gets to pick his or her own particular purpose" (Nathan, 1995, 213); and "a collage of fashionable approaches to Reforming organizations" (Arnold, 1995, 414).(1) Critics of reinvention (and of the National Performance Review, specifically) have targeted its deviation from the long-established Administrative management tradition. …
Martin Painter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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imitating the west evidence on Administrative Reform from the upper echelons of chinese provincial government
Public Administration Review, 2012Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Martin Painter, Lisheng Dong, Richard M WalkerAbstract:Lisheng Dong is professor of political science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has published 16 books, approximately 30 refereed articles, and 17 book chapters. He is editor of EU's Experience in Integration: a Model for ASEAN + 3? (Peter Lang, 2007) and author of A Comparative Study of the Central-Local Government Relations in EU Member States Th is article explores the attitudes of offi cials in the upper echelons in Chinese provincial and local government toward the origins of Administrative Reform. Th e authors examine the somewhat dichotomous argument that Reform imitates the West or is indigenous and contend that both infl uences are present. Data drawn from a survey of party cadres and government offi cials show that cultural factors (time in government, overall knowledge of Administrative Reforms, together with familiarity with the move from a planned system of government to a mar- ket economy) and structural variables (upper echelon and familiarity with business management techniques) are correlated with learning from the West. Cadres and offi - cials who spend more time managing outward and those who are familiar with performance assessment do not learn from the West. Th e theoretical and research impli- cations of these fi ndings—that learning from the West is an important infl uence on the adoption of Administrative Reforms in China—are discussed.
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tradition and public administration
2010Co-Authors: Martin Painter, Guy B PetersAbstract:PART I INTRODUCTION The Analysis of Administrative Traditions M.Painter & B.G.Peters PART II EMPRICAL ANALYSIS OF Administrative TRADITIONS Administrative Traditions in Comparative Perspective: Families, Groups and Hybrids M.Painter & B.G.Peters Checks and Balance in China's Administrative Traditions: a Preliminary Assessment A.B.L.Cheung Administrative Tradition in India: Issues of Convergence, Persistence, Divergence and Challenges O.P.Dwivedi & D.S.Mishra Traditions and Bureaucracy in Bangladesh A.S.Huque Where Administrative Traditions are Alien: Implications for Reform in Africa G.Hyden Legacies Remembered, Lessons Forgotten: The Case of Japan M.Painter Public Service Bargains in British Central Government: Multiplication, Diversification and Reassertion? M.Lodge Public Administration in the United States: Anglo-American, Just American, or Which American? B.G.Peters The Fate of Administrative Tradition in Anglophone Countries during the Reform Era J.Halligan PART III LEGACY EFFECTS: Administrative REFROM AND Administrative TRADITION The Future of Administrative Tradition: Tradition as Ideas and Structure K.Yesilkagit Path-Dependent and Path-Breaking Changes in the French Administrative System: the Weight of Legacy Explanations P.Bezes The Napoleonic Administrative Tradition and Public Management Reform in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain E.Ongaro Administrative Reform in Sweden: The Resilience of Administrative Tradition? J.Pierre In Search of the Shadow of the Past: Legacy Explanations and Administrative Reform in Post-Communist East Central Europe J-H. Meyer-Sahling The New Member States of the European Union: Constructed and Historical Traditions and Reform Trajectories T.Verheijen Conclusion: Administrative Traditions in an Era of Administrative Change M.Painter & B.G.Peters
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Administrative Reform in china s central government how much learning from the west
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Dong Lisheng, Martin PainterAbstract:The prevailing interpretation in the scholarly literature is that public sector Reform in China during the period of marketization has been driven primarily by internal, contextual factors rather than being under the sway of particular global Reform models or theories such as New Public Management. The aim of this article is to move beyond arguing from inference that `Chinese characteristics' continue to be dominant and to inquire into the manner and extent of external influences on central government Reform actors. We assume a `multi-causal' model in which both internal and external factors are present. From a survey of the literature on the Reforms, we conclude that, while there are some `unique' features, most of the themes (and even the results) of modern Chinese Reforms are not unique and have parallels in Western countries. Moreover, aside from the similarities in the content and substance of Administrative Reforms, the patterns and styles of Reform in China and in the West in the past 20 years show...
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Administrative Reform in china s central government how much learning from the west
International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008Co-Authors: Tom Christensen, Dong Lisheng, Martin PainterAbstract:The prevailing interpretation in the scholarly literature is that public sector Reform in China during the period of marketization has been driven primarily by internal, contextual factors rather t...