INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS

This book is the product of a sustainable interrogation by the author, a technocrat and a scholar, of the dynamics and the workings of public services. The study benefitted immensely from the author's study tour of over twenty-five public services all around the globe.
It presents a refreshing menu of theories that have informed global public administration practice over the years, thereby providing a clear view of the assumptions - at any rate, the salient ones - of the administrative orientations in human experience till now. Its comparative approach allows for an overview of the various attempts to align the practice of public administration with changes in the human socio-political environment. Furthermore, it provides a clear delineation of innovation and best practices in public administration and an insight into the way Africa should go in the quest for high-quality public services that can enhance the process of democratisation and development on the continent.