Synopses & Reviews
Contemporary administrative reforms push administrative systems to homogenize. This book documents, however, the persistence of administrative traditions in a number of countries that tend to maintain existing administrative patterns and reduce the impact of pressures for reform.
Synopsis
Contributors examine the persistence of administrative patterns in the face of pressures for globablization by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that exist around the world. They assess the impact of traditions on administrative reforms and the capacities of government to change public administration.
About the Author
MARTIN PAINTER is Professor of Public Administration at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
B. GUY PETERS is Maurice Falk Professor of Government at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.