COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE ESSENTIAL READINGS i RESEARCH IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT Series Editor: Lawrence R. Jones Recent Volumes: Volumes 1–9: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management Volumes 10: Public Management: Institutional Renewal for the Twenty-First Century – By Lawrence R. Jones and Fred Thompson Volumes 11A & 11B: Learning from International Public Management Reform – Edited by Lawrence R. Jones, James Guthrie and Peter Steane Volume12: TheTransformativePowerofDialogue– Nancy C. Roberts Volume 13: Strategies for Public Management Reform – Edited by Lawrence R. Jones, Kuno Schedler and Riccardo Mussari Volume 14: Public Ethics and Governance: Standards and Practices in Comparative Perspective – Edited by Denis Saint-Martin and Fred Thompson ii RESEARCH IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT VOLUME 15 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE ESSENTIAL READINGS EDITED BY ERIC E. OTENYO Northern Arizona University, USA NANCY S. LIND Illinois State University, USA Amsterdam – Boston – Heidelberg – London – New York – Oxford Paris – San Diego – San Francisco – Singapore – Sydney – Tokyo JAIPressisanimprintofElsevier iii JAIPressisanimprintofElsevier TheBoulevard,LangfordLane,Kidlington,OxfordOX51GB,UK Radarweg29,POBox211,1000AEAmsterdam,TheNetherlands 525BStreet,Suite1900,SanDiego,CA92101-4495,USA Firstedition2006 Copyrightr2006ElsevierLtd.Allrightsreserved Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanselectronic,mechanical,photocopying, recordingorotherwisewithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher PermissionsmaybesoughtdirectlyfromElsevier’sScience&TechnologyRights DepartmentinOxford,UK:phone(+44)(0)1865843830;fax(+44)(0)1865853333; email:permissions@elsevier.com.Alternativelyyoucansubmityourrequestonlineby visitingtheElsevierwebsiteathttp://elsevier.com/locate/permissions,andselecting ObtainingpermissiontouseElseviermaterial Notice Noresponsibilityisassumedbythepublisherforanyinjuryand/ordamagetopersons orpropertyasamatterofproductsliability,negligenceorotherwise,orfromanyuse oroperationofanymethods,products,instructionsorideascontainedinthematerial herein.Becauseofrapidadvancesinthemedicalsciences,inparticular,independent verificationofdiagnosesanddrugdosagesshouldbemade BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1359-4 ISBN-10: 0-7623-1359-5 ISSN: 0732-1317(Series) ForinformationonallJAIPresspublications visitourwebsiteatbooks.elsevier.com PrintedandboundinTheNetherlands 06 07 08 09 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 iv CONTENTS PERMISSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii PERSONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xix INTRODUCTION: ESSENTIAL READINGS IN COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATION Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind xxi PREFACE xxvii FOREWORD xxxv PART I: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: GROWTH, METHOD AND ECOLOGY Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind 1 IN SEARCH OF COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATION Lee Sigelman 9 THE PRISMATIC MODEL: CONCEPTUALIZING TRANSITIONAL SOCIETIES Fred W. Riggs 17 COMPARISON IN THE STUDY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Ferrel Heady 61 v vi CONTENTS COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: PROLOGUE, PERFORMANCE, PROBLEMS, AND PROMISE Dwight Waldo 129 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE SEARCH FOR THEORIES Monty van Wart and Joseph N. Cayer 171 ANOVERVIEWOFBUREAUCRACYANDPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Joseph La Palombara 193 PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind 221 WESTERN CONCEPTUALIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT: A CRITIQUE AND AN ALTERNATIVE Satya Deva 231 ADMINISTRATIVE OBJECTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Victor A. Thompson 241 THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION George F. Gant 257 THE COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATION GROUP, DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND ANTIDEVELOPMENT Brian Loveman 287 Contents vii NEOTERIC THEORIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor 297 THE FAILURE OF U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE IRANIAN CASE John L. Seitz 321 ADMINISTERING TO THE POOR (OR, IF WE CAN’T HELP RICH DICTATORS, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THE POOR?) John D. Montgomery 335 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: REQUIEM OR RENEWAL Milton J. Esman 345 PART III: MANAGING INSTITUTIONS THROUGH PLANNING AND DECENTRALIZATION Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind 359 ANALYSING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFORMATION: A COMPARATIVE VIEW Theo A. J. Toonen 371 ANALYZING THE ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVING THE RURAL POOR David K. Leonard 393 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE Albert Waterston 427 viii CONTENTS GOVERNMENT DECENTRALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES Dennis A. Rondinelli 433 DECENTRALIZATION: THE LATEST FASHION IN DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION? Diana Conyers 447 EXPLORING THE IMPLICATIONS OF PRIVATIZATION AND DEREGULATION Dennis J. Gayle and Jonathan N. Goodrich 463 APPROACHES TO PRIVATIZATION: ESTABLISHED MODELS AND A U.S. INNOVATION Stanley Y. Chang and Roberta Ann Jones 489 PART IV: NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND REFORMS Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind 501 THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD: SOME TRENDS AND CHALLENGES Gerald Caiden 515 FROM PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TO PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: REASSESSING A REVOLUTION? Andrew Gray and Bill Jenkins 543 THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AS AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON: A SKEPTICAL VIEW Laurence E. Lynn Jr. 573 Contents ix WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT? Donald J. Savoie 593 INTRODUCTION: EXPLOITING IT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: TOWARDS THE INFORMATION POLITY? Christine Bellamy and John Taylor 603 REENGINEERING PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Kim Viborg Andersen 615 INFORMATIZATION AND DEMOCRACY: ORWELL OR ATHENS? A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE W. B. H. J. van de Donk and Pieter W. Tops 635 TRANSFORMING BUREAUCRACIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: THE NEW DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PARADIGM Bidhya Bowornwathana 667 AN EXPLORATION INTO THE FAMILIAR AND THE NEW: PUBLIC BUDGETING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Naomi Caiden 681 THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND GLOBAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: A CRITICAL ESSAY Ali Farazmand 701 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION Fred W. Riggs 729
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