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Reinventing governance for performance in South Asia: impacts on citizenship rights

By: Haque, M. Shamsul.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticlePublisher: 2003Description: p.941-64.Subject(s): Nationality - South Asia | Public administration - South Asia | Public administration In: International Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: In line with the global trend of "reinventing governance" based on market-driven policies and structures, South Asian countries have adopted some major reforms in governance during the recent two decades. While this market-led shift in governance is largely intended to enhance its performance in terms of greater efficiency and equality, there is a tendency to overlook its implications for the rights and entitlements of citizens in these countries. The article examines the basic tenets or features of this transition in governance, encompassing the replacement of public sector by private sector and the transformation of public management based on business principles. The main objective, however, is to examine the critical impacts of this new mode of governance on the political and social rights of citizens in South Asia. The article concludes by stressing the need for paying adequate attention to citizenship rights in pursuing such reforms in governance. - Reproduced.
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Volume no: 26, Issue no: 8-9 Available AR58086

In line with the global trend of "reinventing governance" based on market-driven policies and structures, South Asian countries have adopted some major reforms in governance during the recent two decades. While this market-led shift in governance is largely intended to enhance its performance in terms of greater efficiency and equality, there is a tendency to overlook its implications for the rights and entitlements of citizens in these countries. The article examines the basic tenets or features of this transition in governance, encompassing the replacement of public sector by private sector and the transformation of public management based on business principles. The main objective, however, is to examine the critical impacts of this new mode of governance on the political and social rights of citizens in South Asia. The article concludes by stressing the need for paying adequate attention to citizenship rights in pursuing such reforms in governance. - Reproduced.

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