... already affirmed, convergence in the mode of NPM would be an oversimplification in Asia (Haque, 2000). For this article, an application of “push‐pull” framework will be productive. On the “push” side, international funding agencies such as World Bank (2011a) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF...

... years. Divestiture with a human face has to follow a proper flow of events which can be presented in a diagram outlined in Figure 2 . There are many lessons in the divestiture experience of Africa and Asia on the principles,procedures and methodology adopted – both in the preparation...

... – the Treasury, tax collectors, or Customs, for example, all of which deal directly with financial resources; or the armed forces and police, which have a monopoly on the use of force. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Africa Asia Developing countries Employment Government Latin America Public sector...