Showing papers in "The Asian Journal of Public Administration in 1997"
TL;DR: Hong Kong is often portrayed as the epitome of a free market economy dominated by an ideology of laissez-faire, and as mentioned in this paper explores the development of social policy in Hong Kong and the factors which have shaped that development.
Abstract: Hong Kong is often portrayed as the epitome of a free market economy dominated by an ideology of laissez-faire. This paper explores the development of social policy in Hong Kong and the factors which have shaped that development. It shows that the Hong Kong government plays a major role in promoting social development in the territory and that state involvment is the product of a complex interaction of political, social, and economic forces.
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TL;DR: The experiences of several years suggest that BOT schemes are by nature too complex and fragile, and too highly prone to politicisation, to enable governments in developing countries to achieve the quick, efficient, and privately financed supply of infrastructure as intended by this method of privatisation as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Since the late 1980s the “build-operate-transfer” concession, or BOT, has become a popular option in Asia for infrastructural privatisation. The experiences of several years suggest that BOT schemes are by nature too complex and fragile, and too highly prone to politicisation, to enable governments in developing countries to achieve the quick, efficient, and privately financed supply of infrastructure as intended by this method of privatisation. Across Asia the number of unqualified BOT successes has been few. A much greater number of attempted projects has been characterised by lengthy delays, chronic disputes, and frequently, failure to ever get underway. Even in the case of those which do proceed, the state often fails to attain its principal goals.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the need for, and strategies of, developing a sound system of administration in Vietnam and adopt a concept of administrative reform as the induced systemic improvement of public sector operational performance.
Abstract: This article discusses the need for, and strategies of, developing a sound system of administration in Vietnam It adopts a concept of administrative reform as the induced systemic improvement of public sector operational performance The paper examines the limitations and weaknesses of the present system of public administration from three perspectives: organisation; institution; and human resource A strategy of reform is developed with a focus on the three abovementioned dimensions The main instruments of the reform are decentralisation, privatisation, contracting out, overhauling the existing legal system, enacting new laws and regulations, and training public servants The potential difficulties of implementation are also analysed
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TL;DR: The civil service is a cultural artifact which is now caught in transitional time as mentioned in this paper, and Pakistani leaders recognise this public issue and have sought to introduce personnel reforms; the consequences have been uneven.
Abstract: Pakistan inherited a civil service with a long and illustrious history, a product of two great imperial civilisations. The civil service is a cultural artifact which is now caught in transitional time. Pakistani leaders recognise this public issue. They have sought to introduce personnel reforms; the consequences have been uneven. This article addresses these and related aspects It concludes that Pakistan must reinvent its constituent civil service.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the forced resignation of the managing director of Australia's Overseas Telecommunications Commission (OTC) has been discussed, and the role of the Minister Leans on the Board is discussed.
Abstract: (1997). When the Minister Leans on the Board: The Forced Resignation of the Managing Director of Australia’s Overseas Telecommunications Commission. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 157-198.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Hong Kong's Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and its Golden Handshake Affair are discussed. But the authors focus on the Golden handshake case and do not discuss the other aspects of the case.
Abstract: (1997). Hong Kong’s Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and its Golden Handshake Affair. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 142-156.
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TL;DR: Following the recommendation of the 1985 Broadcasting Review Board Report, the Hong Kong government proceeded to corporatise Radio-Television Hong Kong, the public broadcaster The corporatisation process encountered various intra-bureaucratic and extra-b bureaucratic problems, as identified in this article as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Following the recommendation of the 1985 Broadcasting Review Board Report, the Hong Kong government proceeded to corporatise Radio-Television Hong Kong, the public broadcaster The corporatisation process encountered various intra-bureaucratic and extra-bureaucratic problems, as identified in this article By 1993 it was more or less aborted amidst Sino-British diplomatic impasse This short-lived organisational reform had appeared on the governmental agenda as a result of the political opportunity provided by the Broadcasting Review Board and the political circumstances in Hong Kong after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984 In the end, however, it was also politics which derailed the plan
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TL;DR: The Management of Interface among the Policy and Administrative Leadership in Air Zimbabwe as discussed by the authors is a case study of the management of interface among the policy and administrative leadership in a public service environment.
Abstract: (1997). The Management of Interface among the Policy and Administrative Leadership in Air Zimbabwe. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 86-101.