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100			_aHyden, Goran
245			_aCulture, administration, reform in Africa
260			_c2013
300			_ap.927-931.
362			_aOct-Dec
520			_aResearch on public administration in Africa has been prescriptive rather than analytical. Solutions have been provided in search of problems. Little, if any, attention has been paid to the role of local administrative cultures. This article problematizes public sector reform efforts on the African continent by identifying the cultural realities in which administration is being pursued and how the practices differ from the prescriptions offered by consultants. A principal distinction is made between a "civic" and an "affective" cultural model. The conclusion is that any reform efforts in the future need to start from what is on the ground rather than trying to impose something from outside that does not match existing administrative practices. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration - Africa
650			_aAdministrative reform - Africa
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a102541
999			_c102539 _d102539