This paper discusses the evolving role of local government in the Philippines under an environment of local autonomy and decentralized structures. With the passage of the Local Government Code by Congress in 1991 which devolved powers and authority to local governments, they were given wide...

The past decade has seen a quickening of the pace and extent of privatisation reforms in developing countries. An associated set of post-privatisation policies has seen the introduction of new and changed regulatory institutions. This book critically reviews regulatory reforms in developing...

This paper examines the relationships between public services improvement, and public management reforms, including regulatory governance, in the context of the dominant reform models promoted globally. Emphasis is placed upon the contested nature of the central concepts dominant in such...

Regulatory reforms took place in Malaysia mainly as a consequence of the privatization since the mid-1980s. A sectoral approach to regulation has been adopted in sectors where privatization took place. Competition regulation has only been implemented in one sector, namely the communications and...

The public administration reform (PAR) programme in Vietnam was officially launched in January 1995, focusing on reforms of administrative institutions, of the government machinery, and on the development and training of civil servants. By 2003, it is recognised that overall the reform process...