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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT PADEDR 25 1-450 (2005) (Publ. adm. dev.) 25, v—viii (2005) ISSN 0271-2075 Volume 25, Issue Nos. 1—5 CONTENTS ISSUE No. | February 2005 SPECIAL ISSUE Rebuilding Governance in Failed States and Post-Conflict Societies Guest Editor’s Preface D. W. Brinkerhoff Rebuilding governance in failed states and post-conflict societies: core concepts and cross-cutting themes D. W. Brinkerhoff Regime change and nation building: can donors restore governance in post-conflict states? D. A. Rondinelli and J. D. Montgomery Strengthening democratic governance of the security sector in conflict-affected countries N. Ball Strengthening subnational administration in Afghanistan: technical reform or state-building? S. Lister and A. Wilder Chiefs, money and politicians: rebuilding local government in post-war Sierra Leone P. Jackson Democratic governance in Iraq? Progress and peril in reforming state-society relations D. W. Brinkerhofafnd J. B. Mayfield Decentralization, democracy and development in a post-conflict society: commune councils in Cambodia P. Blunt and M. Turner Book Reviews ISSUE No. 2 May 2005 SYMPOSIUM MODERNISING THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND REVENUE FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE: LESSONS FOR POLICY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Guest editor’s preface Ge SI odd sedis ikea von cesta tibndassieUoevalins ahi habsbankdsvdnsdel dap sakniaekstéssasnsdneeeeraaapeeelameaaenenee 91 Critical success factors for modernising public financial management information systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina i Pr CE EFI avin ctisisinsiccnicccavecesuiesnvswcsvesesdsnecscnesscetoese4easeseentleleaneienaeetlal 95 Risk management for targeting customs controls in developing countries: a risky venture for revenue performance? A.-M. Geourjon and B. Laporte Vi VOLUME CONTENTS Performance measures in tax administration: Chile as a case study P. Serra Benchmarking tax systems VM. Gallagher Learning from the Philippine occupation: nation-building and institutional development in Iraq and other high security risk nations D. E. Klingner and L. R. Jones Livelihood strategies and performance of Ghana’s health and education sectors: exploring connections F. Owusu Caribbean electricity restructuring: an assessment A. Brew ISSUE No. 3 August 2005 Institutional design and organisation of the civil protection national system in Mexico: the case for a decentralised and participative policy network arene Gell a(S. CoS sss cdscsivigs indiciaan b aa Digital diasporas and governance in semi-authoritarian states: the case of the Egyptian Copts J. M. Brinkerhoff People must change before institutions can: a model addressing the challenge from administering to managing the Maltese public service V. Cassar and C. Bezzina Whistleblower protection: is Africa ready? W. De Maria Obligatory functions and minimum service standards for Indonesian regional government: searching for a model G. Ferrazzi E-government in China I. Holliday and R. Yep Money for our people? decentralisation and corruption in Romania: the cases of the equalisation, infrastructure and pre-university education funds S. lonita Book Reviews ISSUE No. 4 October 2005 SPECIAL ISSUE Metropolitan Governance Reform Guest Editor’s Preface R. Stren and R. Cameron From government to urban governance in Western Europe: a critical analysis B. Jouve VOLUME CONTENTS Local government and the governance of metropolitan areas in Latin America C. A. Rodriguez-Acosta and A. Rosenbaum Metropolitan governance reform in Asia A. A. Laquian The governance of metropolitan areas in Canada A. Sancton Metropolitan restructuring (and more restructuring) in South Africa R. Cameron Brazilian metropolitan regions: regime change and governance vacuum C. Souza Metropolitan governance and urban poverty DEAR Ack 281 MDa hey CAR Spee LON PRA ON Oe aes ee ee Gare tal eee de co Se Book Reviews ISSUE No. 5 December 2005 SYMPOSIUM REFORMING AID MANAGEMENT Guest Editor’s Preface M. Hubbard Measuring aid costs: what has been learnt and what still needs to be learnt P. Amis, L. Green and M. Hubbard Aid disbursement delays: measures, causes, solutions eC ts oth ee tn tng tole ce ee a ee Te ao 4 Bangladesh: partnership or posture in aid for development L. Green and D. Curtis Bolivia: making government leadership in donor coordination work A. Nickson Aid management in Cambodia: breaking out of a low ownership trap M. Hubbard Mozambique: the costs of ‘owning’ aid R. Batley Vietnam: the benefits of a strong consultative framework A. Bartholomew and S. Lister Why does aid management in Samoa succeed? a note S. Delay On twinning: the impact of naming an EU accession programme on the effective implementation of its projects S. O'Connor and R. Kowalski Book Reviews fe GIST ALO A ER ISD ROS eae es SR a AE RA PPR EME IP 8s Speetbsasataeyeoneenes 449 Keyword Index Volume Contents