Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration

2004 - 2025

Current editor(s): Ian Thynne and Danny Lam

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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

Volume 38, issue 4, 2016

Role and significance of political incentives: understanding institutional collective action in local inter-governmental arrangements in China pp. 211-222

Chen Shaowei, Li Rui and Wang Youqiang

Impact of municipal mergers on local population growth: an assessment of the merger of Japanese municipalities pp. 223-238

Kohei Suzuki and Kentaro Sakuwa

International inter-sectoral collaboration in university research centres: innovation systems in the United States and beyond in comparative perspective pp. 239-250

Jennifer M. Miller

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand: government policy and economic development pp. 251-269

Mark Turner, Sineenat Sermcheep, Seksan Anantasirijkiat and Piti Srisangnam

Welfare-to-work: experience in the emerging Vietnamese welfare state pp. 270-280

Phuc Nguyen, Mark Considine and Siobhan O’Sullivan

Problem-structuring methods: collaborative action with an application to the healthcare sector in Iran pp. 281-288

Khadijeh Rouzbehani

Building effective local government in New Zealand: creatures of statute or expressions of local democracy? pp. 289-295

Peter McKinlay

Volume 38, issue 3, 2016

Gambling regulatory regimes and the framing of “responsible gambling” by transnational casino corporations: Asia-Pacific regimes in comparative perspective pp. 139-153

Linda Hancock and Zhidong Hao

Discerning the air: locating local government community engagement practice – reflections on selected Australian experience pp. 154-167

Lisa McDonald, Andrew Hickey and Paul Reynolds

Public service happiness and morale in the context of development: the case of Bhutan pp. 168-185

Karma Tshiteem and Max Everest-Phillips

Public finance, political manoeuvering, and the role of independent and controlled commissions: contrasting experience of the Finance and Planning Commissions in India pp. 186-203

Masroor Ahmad

Policy analysis: a rich array of country and comparative insights pp. 204-210

Joselyn Muhleisen and Ishani Mukherjee

Volume 38, issue 2, 2016

The Asian miracles: implementing the COP21 agreement pp. 75-86

Jan-Erik Lane

Governance challenge: Australia’s Indian Ocean Island Territories pp. 87-102

Jon Stanhope, Roger Wettenhall and Thaneshwar Bhusal

Municipal relationship modifications by the Great Heisei Consolidation in Japan pp. 103-117

Yu Noda

Convergences and divergences of public sector reform in Bhutan: dynamics of incremental and transformational policies pp. 118-130

Lhawang Ugyel

Bridging a strategic gap: a think tank for local government in New Zealand pp. 131-137

Peter McKinlay

Volume 38, issue 1, 2016

The state and public administration: have instruments of governance outrun governments? Introductory perspectives II pp. 1-6

H. Brinton Milward

Governance and the economy in Asia and the United States: institutions, instruments and reform pp. 7-23

Jack H. Knott

An Asian perspective on policy instruments: policy styles, governance modes and critical capacity challenges pp. 24-42

Ishani Mukherjee and Michael Howlett

Humanitarian NGOs as instruments, partners, advocates and critics in the governance of international humanitarian response: complementary or conflicting roles? pp. 43-59

Eric P. Schwartz

Alignments of instruments and action in governance: a synthesis -- revisited and extended pp. 60-73

Ian Thynne

Volume 37, issue 4, 2015

The state and public administration: have instruments of governance outrun governments? Introductory perspectives pp. 217-223

H. Brinton Milward

Governance and policy problems: instruments as unitary and mixed modes of policy intervention pp. 224-235

B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre

De-institutionalising governance? Instrument diversity and feedback dynamics pp. 236-246

Adrian Kay and Carsten Daugbjerg

Syncing the instruments and missions of government: re-thinking the roots of decay pp. 247-252

Donald F. Kettl

The global vernacular of governance and instruments: translating between the operating systems of China and the United States pp. 253-263

Dan Guttman

Alignments of instruments and action in governance: a synthesis pp. 264-272

Ian Thynne

Volume 37, issue 3, 2015

Does Asia have a unique theory of public administration for all seasons? An exploratory essay pp. 143-160

Ali Farazmand and Arjola Balilaj

Micro and macro approaches to social innovation: mapping the approaches of significant funders and advocates - comparative experience in East Asia, Europe and the United States pp. 161-181

Beryl A. Radin and Wai Fung Lam

The growing movement for enterprise risk management in government: the United States begins to catch up pp. 182-192

Thomas H. Stanton

Access to water in developing countries: four options for provision and regulation in the water sector pp. 193-206

Raymond Saner, Lichia Yiu, Mario Filadoro and Victoria Khusainova

Monetising social and environmental costs in infrastructure evaluation: the case of Hong Kong's third international airport runway pp. 207-215

Rikkie L. K. Yeung, Anthony H. F. Li and Samuel K. Hung

Volume 37, issue 2, 2015

"All quiet on the non-Western front?" A review of public service motivation scholarship in non-Western contexts pp. 69-86

Zeger Van der Wal

Evidence-based policy-making for corruption prevention in Hong Kong: a bottom-up approach pp. 87-101

Ian Scott and Ting Gong

Shared services in Australia: is it not time for some clarity? pp. 102-114

Richard Reid and Roger Wettenhall

Protecting the wellbeing of Nepalese migrant workers: the nature and extent of interventions by the government of Nepal pp. 115-127

Jhalak Sharma Sapkota

Innovation in local government and governance: observations on emerging practice in New Zealand pp. 128-141

Peter McKinlay

Volume 37, issue 1, 2015

Resourcefulness opportunities and challenges in local government: Australian perspectives - guest editor's introduction pp. 1-3

John Martin

Understanding community to engage community: the use of qualitative research techniques in local government community engagement pp. 4-17

Andrew Hickey, Paul Reynolds and Lisa McDonald

Community visioning: the role of traditional and online public participation in local government pp. 18-32

Robyn Cochrane

Missed opportunities for democratic engagement: the adoption of community indicators in local government pp. 33-43

Roberta Ryan and Catherine Hastings

Cultural development and local government: analytical frames, insights and observations pp. 44-55

John Lavarack and Roberta Ryan

Future-proofing local government: strategies to address language, literacy and numeracy skills in the sector's workforce pp. 56-67

Alex Kats, John Martin and Angela Zivkovic