org/jasd ISSN – 2141 -2189 ©2010 Academic Journals Review Public administration: Local government and decentralization in Ghana Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako Stephen F. Austin State University‚ Department of Government‚ Nacogdoches‚ Texas 75962‚ USA. E-mail: antwibokb@sfasu.edu. Tel: 9364686605. Accepted 29 July‚ 2010 Public administration as an art is defined in the Ghanaian context regarding decentralization and public officials’ accountability. It examines decentralization‚ local elections
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CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL MASTER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORIES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / THEORIES & PRACTICES OF PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PA 4001 CRITIQUE PAPER 2 ATTY. CYRIL BRYAN DOSDOS CUIZON‚ MPA INSTRUCTOR ANDY CHRISTIAN C. LAURITO STUDENT COUNTRY GOVERNANCE ASSESMENT PHILIPPINES By: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 2005 “Country Governance Assessment Philippines”
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Trisha Mae B. Cribe August 13‚2014 Bachelor in Public Administration 3-1 Professor Ofelia Empemano Midterm Examination in Public Personnel Administration Definition and Legal framework of the principles which govern Civil Service employment 1. The Principle of Merit and Fitness The merit and fitness system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job‚ rather than on their political connections. A person’s qualifications are
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NAME: FARANA HOSEIN ID#: 809004751 COURSE CODE AND TITLE: GOVT 3062 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DATE: 19TH MARCH‚ 2012. ASSIGNMENT: USING CASE STUDIES IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IN THE CIVIL SERVICES OF DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. LECTURER: MAUKESH BASDEO TABLE OF CONTENTS BRIEF ABSTRACT -----------------------------------------------------------------
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Causes‚ Impact and the Fight Against Corruption Despite the cohabitation of corruption and exceptional economic growth in India‚ researchers argue that that there is potential for further growth that is held back by the institutions of administration and linked corruption (Heston & Kumar‚ 2008). The roots of corruption can be traced back to various systems set up by the British (Quah‚ 2008). In this paper‚ transactional corruption is discussed‚ where money changes hands for the services
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motivated civil service is a prerequisite for maintenance of good governance‚ production and distribution of public goods and services‚ fiscal management and sustainability‚ and efficient and effective performance of government. Ideally‚ civil service reform should focus on creating a government workforce with the size‚ skills‚ culture and accountability necessary for delivering quality public services and perform vital governmental functions. In Nigeria‚ as in most countries in Africa‚ the civil service
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Evolution of Public Administration Politics–administrative dichotomy Reflects the notion that “politics’ is about deciding what government should do‚ and “administration” is about how to do it Public Administration in Canada: Pre-Confederation Patronage What is this? Does it still exist today? Adoption of Weberian (Max Weber) principles of bureaucracy following Confederation: Hiring based on merit‚ not friendship Formal written rules of conduct Professionalism Public Administration in the Keynesian
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Public Sector Reform: Principles and Perspectives and A Comparative Overview of Public Sector Reform in the United States and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas By Donald M. McCartney‚ M.P.A.‚ MSc.Ed. (Hons.)‚ B.A.‚ T.C. Dedication This study is dedicated to all public servants of goodwill‚ who serve the public with pride‚ dignity‚ integrity‚ courtesy and are commitment to the support of the principles and perspectives of public sector reform. Contents Introduction
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Government Administration in Nigeria‚ Jos: Matchers Publishers Ltd. Akinseye‚ G.V. (2001)‚ Legal System‚ Corruption and Guidance in Nigeria‚ Lagos: New Century Law Publishers Ltd. Akpan‚ U.N. (1982) Public Administration in Nigeria‚ Lagos: Longman Nigeria Ltd. Bratton‚ M. and Hyden‚ G. (eds)‚ (1992)‚ Governance and Politics in Africa‚ Boulder‚ CO: Lynne Rienner. Barnes‚ M. (1999)‚ ‘Users as Citizens: Collective Action and the Local Governance of Welfare’‚ Social Policy and Administration‚ Vol.33‚No
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aspects of the public sector—from institutions that set the rules of the game for economic and political interaction‚ to organizations that manage administrative systems and deliver goods and services to citizens‚ to human resources that staff government bureaucracies‚ to the interface of officials and citizens in political and bureaucratic arenas. Getting good governance at times implies changes in political organization‚ the representation of interests‚ and processes for public debate and policy
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