About this book series
In the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, public administration is increasingly expected to take on new roles of working in partnership with the private sector and with communities. Governments have to enable and regulate the private and not-for-profit sectors as well as directly provide services. Whereas the state may previously have often sought to displace and control market suppliers, it is now expected to support their development and regulate them positively. Although this requires less direct action by government agencies, it also implies a range of complex and, in some contexts, new administrative tasks. But development agencies, governments and researchers have given inadequate attention to considering how governments in developing countries might perform these roles. This series of books seeks to redress the balance and offers comparative studies in the governance and public management of service delivery.
