Reforming the Malawian public sector : retrospectives and prospectives / edited by Richard Tambulasi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tambulasi, Richard I. C.

Codesria.

Series:

Codesria book series.

CODESRIA book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Africa.

Public administration.

Government business enterprises--Africa.

Government business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dakar, Senegal : CODESRIA, c2010.

Summary:

Reforming the Malawian Public Sector argues that the new public management model that Malawi, like most African countries, adopted under the influence of donor organisations has not led to the intended development. The book examines decentralisation, performance contracting, and publicñprivate partnerships as key aspects of the reforms and comes to the conclusion that at best, it can be argued that the failures have been due to poor implementation and this could be attributed to the fact that the process was led by donors who lacked the necessary institutional infrastructure. The book uses the

Contents:

Critical perspectives on public sector reforms / Richard I.C. Tambulasi

Public-sector reforms and decentralisation of public services / Asiyati Lorraine Chiweza

Public-private partnerships in the Malawian local assemblies / Happy M. Kayuni

No key opens every door

the failure of NPM-based performance contracting in Malawi / Richard I.C. Tambulasi

Resurrecting the developmental state in Malawi / Blessings Chinsinga.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612710872

9782869783317

2869783310

9781282710870

1282710877

9782869784161

2869784163

9782869783300

2869783302

9782869783249

2869783248

OCLC:

680618044