..., and on the needs of customers. South Africa Public administration sector Ethics Public sector organizations Corruption Legislation Public management reform has been a global phenomenon. Reforming the public services has had the objective of making those services more effective and efficient, less...

...Colin Knox; Zhang Qun Purpose Legislative hearings are a relatively new way of encouraging citizen participation in administrative law making within China. The first such hearing in Liaoning Province (Dalian City) was held in April 2005. The purpose of this paper is to examine the detail...

...Harry Barton Over the past two decades successive British governments, both Conservative and Labour, have attempted to implement reforms within the English and Welsh police service. The latest Labour government proposals have resulted in new legislation which paves the way for wide‐scale reforms...

.... Given the urgent need to review trends in Australian local government, this paper examines the recent programs of legislative, structural, workplace and financial reform. Even before the CPA, the vast majority of Australian councils used competitive tendering in some form or another (Industry...

..., comes from Rugby and relates to the arrangements for preparing audits and strategies for local areas under the Crime and Disorder Act. This legislation gives police and local authorities statutory shared responsibility for drawing up crime and disorder strategies but, again in the spirit of joined up...

... Developing countries Environmental impact Environmental management strategy Legislation Pollution This paper examines the incorporation of environmental policy dimensions into strategic development planning for the coastal environment of Barbados. It looks at the impact of development activities...

.... Contestability here refers to the introduction of competition to an existing monopoly supply arrangement: threat based on periodic competition and low entry costs to rival organizations. Preliminary evidence of contestablility's effect on culture can be seen in recent legislation affecting the provision of UK...

... performance; maintaining credibility is a well‐known management priority. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Canada Legislation Public sector Technology Reliability and Failure in Public Reliability and Failure in Public Organisations Organisations William Pullen Canadian Centre for Management Development...