01594pab a2200169 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Brinkerhoff, Derick W. Governance reforms and failed states: challenges and implications 2002 p.511-31. Dec This article investigates the multifaceted nature of governance reforms in failed states, and the complex interplay of technical and political factors. It examines three questions: (1) What do the theory and practice of international assistance in public administration tell us about building and/or repairing governance systems? (2) What are the challenges to applying these lessons and models to failed/failing states? and (3) What are the corresponding implications for promoting sustainable governance strategies? The discussion shows how the synoptic efforts to grapple with the `big picture' are often undermined by the operational nitty-gritty of donor agency procedures and aid delivery mechanisms on the ground.Attention to the complexity of shifting foreign assistance agendas, the application and refinement of analytic and process tools, appropriate incorporation of sometimes conflicting values and agendas and democratic processes to maximize effectiveness can contribute to bringing the conceptual and the practical aspects of promoting governance reforms in failed states closer together - Reproduced. Administrative reform Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. International Review of Administrative Sciences 55305 55305 55305 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 68, Issue no: 4 AR55750 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR