Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration

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Volume 41, issue 4, 2019

Municipal amalgamations in international perspective: motives addressed in scholarly research pp. 187-202

Naci Karkin, Volkan Gocoglu and Pinar Savas Yavuzcehre

Persistence of bureaucratic over-representativeness or under-representativeness: experience of the civil service in Malaysia pp. 203-216

Nadia Hezlin Yashaiya and Abdillah Noh

Why does innovation in government occur and persist? Evidence from the Australian government pp. 217-229

Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

Participation as aid conditionality: parliamentary engagement in Bangladesh’s poverty reduction strategy pp. 230-236

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman

Environmental governance and sustainable development in Bangladesh: millennium development goals and sustainable development goals pp. 237-245

Bulbul Ahmed

Public-private partnerships in solid waste management in Indonesia: the need for technical regulation pp. 246-250

Erwin Sondang Siagian, Asep Sumaryana, Ida Widianingsih and Heru Nurasa

Volume 41, issue 3, 2019

Linking socio-economic performance, quality of governance, and trust in the civil service: does culture intercede in the perceived relationships? Evidence from and beyond Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka pp. 127-141

Hasan Muhammad Baniamin

Citizen expectations and satisfaction of service performance: lessons from subnational governments in Japan pp. 142-156

Yu Noda

Managerial flexibility versus employee-friendly flexibility: the internal labour market of Taiwan’s civil service pp. 157-168

Bennis Wai Yip So and Hsin-Chung Liao

Bureaucratic and political leadership in Bangladesh: dynamics of administrative reform and the public interest pp. 169-180

Ahmed Shafiqul Huque and Jannatul Ferdous

Approaches to well-being policy and practice:New Zealand initiatives in comparative perspective pp. 181-186

Peter McKinlay

Volume 41, issue 2, 2019

Private military and security companies: legal and political ambiguities impacting the global governance of warfare in public arenas pp. 63-71

Raymond Saner, Amaka Uchegbu and Lichia Yiu

Oversight and legislative activity concerning Pacific Island territories of the United States: a balancing of partisanship and autonomy pp. 72-84

Sean A. Cain

Public participation in local governments in Bangladesh: experience, challenges and the future pp. 85-96

Pranab Kumar Panday

Neoliberal and post-political urban governance: local government amalgamations in New South Wales, Australia pp. 97-109

Khandakar Al Farid Uddin

Questioning cross-cultural applicability of public administration knowledge: a critical Asian perspective pp. 110-118

M. Shamsul Haque

Strategic performance management in local governments in the Philippines: work and rating challenges pp. 119-125

Arneil G. Gabriel and Nimfa S. Villaroman

Volume 41, issue 1, 2019

The risky business of urban water innovation in Australia: looking through the harm lens pp. 1-18

Graeme Hodge, Tara McCallum and Colin Campbell

The evolution of public enterprise in Australia: disillusion and dissolution pp. 19-32

Chris Aulich and Roger Wettenhall

The Ombudsman and good governance: Tonga’s experience pp. 33-41

‘Aisea H. Taumoepeau

The dismissal and re-positioning of government ministers and senior administrators in Tonga: leadership and performance challenges pp. 42-47

Albert Vaea

Leadership capabilities in Fiji’s civil service: perspectives of senior officials pp. 48-55

Kelvin Andrews

Public-private partnerships in solid waste management: arrangements in Indonesia pp. 56-62

Erwin Sondang Siagian, Asep Sumaryana, Ida Widianingsih and Heru Nurasa

Volume 40, issue 4, 2018

Special Issue on public sector enhancement in Pacific Island states pp. 207-211

Graham Hassall

Public sector management and reform: Cook Islands experience pp. 212-218

Nandi T. Glassie

Public sector coordination in Papua New Guinea: responsibilities and experience of central coordination agencies pp. 219-227

Robyn Ata

E-government in Vanuatu: a whole-of-government approach pp. 228-234

John Jack

The Solomon Islands public service: organisations, challenges and reform pp. 235-244

Jude Devesi

Performance management in the Vanuatu public service: foundations, achievements and challenges pp. 245-251

Nanise Lapi

Public trading bodies in Samoa: performance management, results and challenges pp. 252-259

Elita Tooala and Faafetai Golovale-Leiofi

From design to action: Papua New Guinea’s latest state-owned enterprise policy pp. 260-269

Bronwyn E. Howell, Petrus H. Potgieter and Ronald Sofe

Volume 40, issue 3, 2018

Policy on the move: how policy advocates have framed the international transfer of Australia’s asylum seeker policies pp. 147-158

Ella Weisbrot

The civil service’s “fast food approach” to development policy-making in Bangladesh: critique and agenda for reform pp. 159-174

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman and Fahimul Quadir

Building public sector integrity in Indonesia: the role and challenges of ethical leadership pp. 175-185

Iris van Eeden Jones and Karin Lasthuizen

The capacity of local governments in Nepal: from government to governance and governability? pp. 186-197

Keshav K. Acharya

Inter-organisational coordination: structures and dynamics of subnational project management in Bangladesh pp. 198-205

A. H. M. Kamrul Ahsan

Volume 40, issue 2, 2018

Donor policy domains in official development assistance: ideas, actors and rules in and beyond Asia pp. 83-97

Joanna Spratt

Environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation in India: a study of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme pp. 98-114

B. S. Ghuman and Ranjeet Singh

Fiscal decentralisation and good governance: convergence or divergence? The experience of commune councils in Cambodia pp. 115-131

Theara Khoun

Do government web portals matter for citizen engagement in governance? A study of rural local government digital centres in Bangladesh pp. 132-141

Shuvra Chowdhury

Brunei Darussalam’s institutional development strategy: components, achievements and challenges pp. 142-146

Nurul Afiqah Nor Amin

Volume 40, issue 1, 2018

Policy work and capacities in a developing country: evidence from the Philippines pp. 1-22

Kidjie Saguin, M. Ramesh and Michael Howlett

The role of the government in poverty alleviation in Hong Kong: Part II – diversity of instrument choice pp. 23-42

Jennifer Shin-Chon Wong

Dunedin’s arts and culture strategy: a case study of the challenges of participatory governance in New Zealand pp. 43-56

Jennifer Cattermole

Do legal prescriptions ensure public accountability? Insights and lessons from local governments in Bangladesh pp. 57-67

A. H. M. Kamrul Ahsan, Mst. Shuvra Chowdhury and Pranab Panday

Have foundations become an independent sector in China? Exploring the links between foundations and the state pp. 68-73

Qun Wang

Access to better health? The impact of the Benazir Income Support Programme in Pakistan pp. 74-81

Muhammad Waqas and Masood Awan

Volume 39, issue 4, 2017

Competitive neutrality in public-private partnership evaluations: a non-neutral interpretation in comparative perspective pp. 225-237

Sebastian Zwalf

The role of the government in poverty alleviation in Hong Kong: Part I – dynamics of policy attention, choice and change pp. 238-257

Jennifer Shin-Chon Wong

Government expenditure cuts and voluntary activities of citizens: the experience of Japanese municipalities pp. 258-275

Kohei Suzuki

Service delivery and development at the grassroots: the evolution and contribution of community-based organisations in Nepal pp. 276-286

Keshav K. Acharya and Habib Zafarullah

Climate change in Asia and the Pacific: challenges and perspectives pp. 287-296

Jan-Erik Lane and Florent Dieterlen

Make way for smart cities: opportunities, challenges and capacities of New Zealand local governments pp. 297-303

Peter McKinlay

Volume 39, issue 3, 2017

Relationship between politics and administration: a comparative analysis of legislation and governance in Pacific Island governmental systems pp. 153-162

Lhawang Ugyel

Corporatist governance in Hong Kong: The case of the sports and arts functional constituency pp. 163-176

Rikkie L. K. Yeung, Francesca T. C. Chiu and James Y. C. Kwok

Decentralisation without decentralisation: Bangladesh’s failed attempt to transfer power from the central government to local governments pp. 177-188

Pranab Panday

Bargaining between local governments and multinational corporations in a decentralised system of governance: the cases of Ogan Komering Ilir and Banyuwangi districts in Indonesia pp. 189-201

K. Kuswanto, Herman W. Hoen and Ronald L. Holzhacker

What might it take to achieve sustainable development? Three contrasting sets of perspectives pp. 202-210

Priya A. Kurian

Public sector appointments, political influence and performance: perceptions of the situation in Pakistan pp. 211-216

Junaid Ashraf

Transparency and accountability in local government: levels of commitment of municipal councillors in Bongabon in the Philippines pp. 217-223

Arneil G. Gabriel

Volume 39, issue 2, 2017

Special Issue on the second decade of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China: themes and overview pp. 79-82

John P. Burns

“One country, two systems”: the end of a legitimating ideology? pp. 83-99

Ian Scott

Factionalism and Chinese-style democracy: the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election pp. 100-119

Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo

The “Principal Officials Accountability System”: its underdevelopment as a system of ministerial government pp. 120-134

Eliza W.Y. Lee and Rikkie L.K. Yeung

Hong Kong 2007-2017: a backlash in civil society pp. 135-152

Elaine Chan and Joseph Chan

Volume 39, issue 1, 2017

Centralisation, decentralisation and outsourcing of civil service training: Hong Kong, Singapore and United Kingdom experience in comparative perspective pp. 1-15

Lina Vyas and Yida Zhu

Social safety nets in the development of a welfare system in Pakistan: an analysis of the Benazir Income Support Programme pp. 16-38

Zahid Mumtaz and Peter Whiteford

Forms and effects of shared services: an assessment of local government arrangements in Japan pp. 39-50

Yu Noda

Anti-money laundering governance in the Philippines: legal foundations, institutional dynamics and policy challenges pp. 51-62

Dennis Vicencio Blanco

Agricultural insurance in Vietnam: pilot programme and pre-conditions for a public-private partnership approach pp. 63-71

Dang Minh Duc

Public-private partnerships in Indonesia: a comprehensive legal framework of significance to action and analysis pp. 72-78

Erwin Sondang Siagian