This paper applies to the health sector a method of project analysis advocated recently by Devarajan, Squire, and Suthiwart-Narueput. A health project evaluation should establish a firm justification for public involvement; establish the counterfactual—what would happen with and without the project; and determine the fiscal effect of the project and the appropriate levels of fees in conjunction...

A new paradigm for public management, called “New Public Management”, has emerged since 1980s that is formed to confront the present problems. This model is originated from the fusion of economic theories and private sector management techniques. The most important particulars of this model are decreasing government size, the decentralization of management authority, the emphasis on efficiency,...

This research examines the perceptions of citizens and public servant accountability delivering local government services in Malaysia. The study employed a quantitative approach, with 1,160 questionnaire responses from servants government. findings reveal that respondents are generally satisfied provided to society. However, there were three concerns: first, inadequacy citizens’ participation p...

This qualitative longitudinal digital diary study explores public sector creativity in practice, analysing servants’ ideas, terms of type and magnitude, what practices servants apply coming up with these ideas initially triggered their creativity. Contrasting extant research assumptions, the findings indicate that working executive agencies are creative, generating a diversity by applying range...