Public Management Reform Im Developing Countries

This article is a brief survey of key issues in public management reform in developing countries. It looks at the extent to which the new public management movement has made inroads in the developing world; major themes of reform that are unrelated to the new public management, such as capacity-building, the control of corruption, political decentralization, and public empowerment; and, finally, the role of aid donors in reform and the implications this has for the viability of reform efforts. In conclusion, it is suggested that researchers should look for ways to improve the low success rate of reform (whether new public management or otherwise).