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Limits of Institutional Reform in Development Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions

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ISBN-10: 1107684889

ISBN-13: 9781107684881

Edition: 2014

Authors: Matt Andrews

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This book explains why many institutional reforms in developing countries have limited success and suggests ways to overcome these limits. The author argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered relevant by implementing agents. The result is a set of new forms that do not function. However, there are realistic solutions emerging from institutional reforms in some developing countries. Lessons from these experiences suggest that reform limits, although challenging to adopt, can be overcome by…    
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Book details

List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/2/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Matt Andrews is a fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard's Kennedy School and the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC. His numerous articles have appeared in journals such as Governance, International Public Management Journal, Public Administration Review, Oxford Development Studies, Public Administration and Development, and the Journal of Development Studies. Prior to his fellowship at Harvard, Professor Andrews was a vice president of the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management and supported various government leaders in South Africa during the transition from apartheid. He has worked in more than twenty-five developing and…