"The past two decades have witnessed dramatic shifts in public policy, with increasing complexity not only in the relationships between the state, society, and the private sector, but also in the interactions among various orders of government in places such as Canada, the United States, and the...

pt. 1. Conceptual rethink of public sector reforms -- pt. 2. Case studies on participation -- pt. 3. Case studies on decentralization -- pt. 4. Public sector reforms in developing countries : prospects and challenges.