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The Human Factor in Governance

Managing Public Employees in Africa and Asia

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Authors:
  1. Willy McCourt

    1. Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: The Human Factor in Governance

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 1-25

  3. HRM as Downsizing: From Cost to Strategy

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 26-48

  4. Mauritius: Economic Growth and Strategic Human Resource Management

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 49-67

  5. Tanzania: Laws and Institutions

    • Benson Bana, Willy McCourt
    Pages 68-95

  6. Morocco: The Politics of HRM

    • Willy McCourt, Khadija Alarkoubi
    Pages 96-112

  7. Swaziland: Political Commitment

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 113-134

  8. Sri Lanka: Political Patronage

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 135-158

  9. Malaysia: History and Path Dependence

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 159-183

  10. Namibia: The Human Resource Crisis in Health in Africa

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 184-203

  11. Conclusion: Improving HRM in Developing Country Governance

    • Willy McCourt
    Pages 204-230

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 231-273
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About this book

This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK

    Willy McCourt

About the author

WILLY McCOURT is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the Institute for Development Policy and Management at the University of Manchester, UK. He started his career as an assistant lecturer in the National University of Nepal. In the UK, he worked for the Voluntary Service Overseas, and in adult education and local government before joining the University of Manchester in 1994. His research and consultancy interests are in public management and governance in developing countries, and in human resource management.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Human Factor in Governance

  • Book Subtitle: Managing Public Employees in Africa and Asia

  • Authors: Willy McCourt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230208308

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-4765-9Published: 06 October 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-52449-5Published: 06 October 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-20830-8Published: 06 October 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 273

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, Management

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