Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration

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Volume 42, issue 4, 2020

Public sector use of new technology: opportunities and challenges pp. 207-208

Andrew Podger

Improving public services using artificial intelligence: possibilities, pitfalls, governance pp. 209-221

Paul Henman

Understanding the evolution of public–private partnerships in Chinese e-government: four stages of development pp. 222-247

Te Liu, Xuemin Yang and Yueping Zheng

Managing technology effectively in large public organisations pp. 248-261

Dennis Trewin

Enhancing civil service capability: emergence of the professions model pp. 262-273

Richard Bartlett

When the power of the purse meets the power of technology: a case study of Guangzhou People’s Congress in China pp. 274-289

Meili Niu and Muhua Lin

Performance management and evaluation meets culture and politics: Australia’s experience pp. 290-302

J. Rob Bray, Matthew Gray and David Stanton

Thank you to Professor Roger Wettenhall pp. 303-303

Jim Perry and Wai-Fung Lam

Volume 42, issue 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic: why are some countries coping more successfully than others? pp. 153-169

Hasan Muhammad Baniamin, Mizanur Rahman and Mohammad Tareq Hasan

Creating institutional advantage: local government co-production with community groups pp. 170-187

Yukio Kinoshita, Brian Dollery and Keiichi Yamazaki

Diffusing participatory budgeting knowledge: lessons from Korean-language research pp. 188-206

B. Shine Cho, Won No and Yaerin Park

Volume 42, issue 2, 2020

Advice on navigating our new roles pp. 61-62

Beryl A. Radin

Co-editors’ reply pp. 63-65

James L. Perry and Wai-Fung Lam

Economic performance, income inequality and political trust: new evidence from a cross-national study of 14 Asian countries pp. 66-88

Daewoo Lee, Chae Young Chang and Hyunkang Hur

Fostering problem driven collaboration in a development context: The ASEAN study of health workforce governance pp. 89-110

Wesley Teter

Conditions for open innovation in public organizations: evidence from Challenge.gov pp. 111-131

Taha Hameduddin, Sergio Fernandez and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

Responsiveness of local government officials: insights and lessons from participatory planning and budgeting pp. 132-151

Pranab Kumar Panday and Shuvra Chowdhury

Volume 42, issue 1, 2020

Democracy without capacity? pp. 1-3

Aditya Dasgupta

The hubris of public administration pp. 4-5

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

Responding to the populist attack on public administration pp. 6-8

David Arellano-Gault

Four elements of successful reform pp. 9-11

Calin Emilian Hintea

Problems of democratic statecraft pp. 12-14

Alasdair Roberts

Democratic governance in turbulent times pp. 15-16

Veronica Junjan

A critique of the role of NGOs as partners in governance pp. 17-32

M. Shamsul Haque

Government control, governance and spatial distribution: what we have learned from the Research Infrastructure of Chinese Foundations pp. 33-45

Qun Wang

Quality of government, public service delivery and institutional impartiality in ethnically polarised societies: evidence for policy makers pp. 46-60

Ramesh Ramasamy

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