Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews argues that reforms often fail to make governments better because they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support. These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do not fit developing country contexts and are not considered relevant by implementing agents. The result is a set of new forms that do not function. However, there are realistic solutions emerging from institutional reforms in some developing countries. Lessons from these experiences suggest that reform limits, although challenging to adopt, can be overcome by focusing change on problem solving through an incremental process that involves multiple agents.
- ISBN10 1139625225
- ISBN13 9781139625227
- Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 11 February 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 268
- Language English