Chapter 7 Administrative reform

Abstract

In his pioneering book, Gerald E. Caiden defined administrative reform as “the artificial inducement of administrative transformation against resistance” (Caiden, 1969, p. 1). Caiden's definition has three implications: (1) administrative reform is artificially stimulated by man and is not accidental, automatic, or natural; (2) administrative reform is a transformatory process; and (3) resistance is a concomitant of the process of administrative reform (Dey, 1971, p. 560).

Citation

Quah, J.S.T. (2010), "Chapter 7 Administrative reform", Quah, J.S.T. (Ed.) Public Administration Singapore-style (Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 127-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-1317(2010)0000019012