Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia: Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual?

Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional financial crisis that seriously affected some. It analyzes reform efforts comparatively against a backdrop of governance problems and seeks to establish whether these efforts represent a substantive shift in attitudes towards reform or whether they serve simply to reinforce existing practices.