| Description |
1 online resource (335 p.) |
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Public Administration and Public Policy Series |
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Public Administration and Public Policy Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Public Management Reform and Its Importance for the GCC States -- Introduction -- What Is Public Management Reform? -- Defining Public Management -- The Evolution of Public Management "Reform" -- Defining NPM -- Why Is Public Management Reform Important? -- The Post-NPM Reforms -- Budgetary Cuts -- Competition -- Slow Recruitment Processes -- Rule-bound Culture |
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Quality of Government and Its Impact On Economic Growth, Corruption, and the Rule of Law -- Defining the Quality of Government -- Is Democracy a Prerequisite for Quality of Government? -- Economic Development and Quality of Government -- Corruption and Quality of Government -- The Rule of Law and Quality of Government -- Collaboration Between the Public and Private Sectors Via Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) -- Talent and Knowledge Management in the Public Sector -- Importance of Managing Knowledge in the GCC Region -- Summary of this Book's Chapters -- References |
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Part I Quality of Government and the Public Sector in the GCC Region -- 2 Assessing the Quality of Government, Governance, and Public Service Delivery in GCC States: MENA Comparisons and Lessons -- Introduction -- Shifting From Public Administration to Public Management Models -- The Current State of Government and Good Governance in the GCC and MENA Regions -- Importance of Good Governance for Administrative Reforms -- The Current State of Government in the GCC and MENA Regions -- The Current State of Good Governance in the GCC and MENA Regions |
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The Capacity of MENA Governments to Provide a Business-Friendly Environment for the Private Sector -- The Capacity of MENA Governments to Drive Innovation -- Recommendations and Conclusions -- Addressing the Weak Role of Political Accountability in the GCC and MENA Region Through a Managerial Model of Accountability -- Initiating Administrative Reforms to Enable Efficient Public Budgeting -- Implementing Processes for Strategic and Performance Planning -- Investing in Research and Development to Enable a Shift From Hierarchical Administrative Bureaucracy to Managerial Government -- References |
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3 Global Insights for Saudi Arabia's Economic Development: The Role of Effective Machinery of Government in Revitalizing the Private Sector -- Introduction -- Literature Review: The Important Roles of the State, Institutions, and State-Business Relations in Economic and Industrial Development -- Definition and Characteristics of Effective State-Business Relations -- Drivers of Effective State-Business Relations -- Strong Meritocratic Bureaucracy -- Effective Public-Private Dialogue -- Business and Peak Associations -- Investment Climate Reforms |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Link Between Effective State-Business Relations and Successful Industrial Policies |
| Subject |
Gulf Cooperation Council -- Case studies
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| SUBJECT |
Gulf Cooperation Council. fast (OCoLC)fst00578318 |
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Public administration -- Arab countries -- Case studies
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Public-private sector cooperation -- Arab countries -- Case studies
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Human capital -- Arab countries -- Case studies
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Human capital.
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Public administration.
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Public-private sector cooperation.
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Arab countries.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000876109 |
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1000876101 |
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