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008			180718b2012 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aAndrews, Matt
245			_aThe logical limits of best practice administrative solutions in developing countries
260			_c2012
300			_ap.137-153.
362			_aMay
520			_aDeveloping countries are pressured to adopt administrative solutions that the international community considers best practice. Some claim that these practices do not fit such contexts. How could one assess the fit or relevance of a best practice? This article suggests a basic answer: Look at the degree of difference between the proposed adoption context and the context in which such practice emerged as ﾑbestﾒ. This answer emerges from a discussion on the basis of the new institutional ideas about change and diffusion. An empirical analysis of public financial management reform in African countries suggests support for this answer: Good practices are most evident in countries least different to the developed nations. The article contributes to a literature on best practice and yields fundamental messages for development, including the point that best practices are limited as administrative solutions in many developing countries. - Reprodu
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
908			_aN
909			_a97694
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