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100			_aPainter, Artin
245			_aPublic administration reform in Vietnam: problems and prospects
260			_c2003
300			_ap.259-71.
362			_aAug
520			_aPublic Administration Reform (PAR) in Vietnam is an ambitious programme that seeks to implement `rule by-law' within a centralized, state management framework. It is a political strategy by the key party and state officials with the aim of institutionalizing and legitimizing the transition to the `socialist market economy' through creating a dependable system of rule-bound public administration. This programme has received extensive donor support. In the content and trajectory of PAR, external models and technical assistance are influential but the political struggle over control of state resources shapes the process. This is seen in the attempts to constitutionalize the powers of state organs and to distinguish them from the party; to separate owner and manager roles and to replace political with economic criteria in the operation of state owned enterprises; to combat corruption in `street level' decision making; to rationalize the machinery of government; to create a centrally managed, professional civil service; and to reform the system of public finances. In each of these areas, there is resistance to reform proposals and evidence of implementation gaps. In these circumstances, concentration of donor support on the centrally managed PAR programme is a high risk strategy. Continued support for local, `bottom-up' reform initiatives could help sustain the demand for reform. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration - Vietnam
650			_aAdministrative reform - Vietnam
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
909			_a57729
999			_c57729 _d57729