01449pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002200040245008800062260000900150300001400159520098500173650002901158650003901187650002601226773005101252180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aHaque, M. Shamsul  aReinventing governance for performance in South Asia: impacts on citizenship rights  c2003  ap.941-64.  aIn 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.  aNationality - South Asia  aPublic administration - South Asia  aPublic administration  aInternational Journal of Public Administration