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Original Articles

Public Management in Developing Countries

From downsizing to governance

Pages 467-479 | Published online: 15 Aug 2008

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Articles on developing countries in PMR 1999–2008

  • Brown , D. 1999 . Managing Diversity in the Trinidad and Tobago Public Service . 1 : 213 – 234 .
  • Cheung , A. 2002 . Modernizing Public Healthcare Governance in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Professional Power in the New Public Management . 4 : 343 – 365 .
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  • Polidano , C. 2001 . Why Civil Service Reforms Fail . 3 : 345 – 361 .
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  • Roberts , N. and Bradley , R. 2005 . Organizing for Peace Operations . 7 : 111 – 133 .
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