Public administration and democratic governance: governments serving citizens

A collection of essays on public administration and democratic governance

By: Dennis A. Rondinelli (ed.)
Published by: United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN) , 2006
Via: Eldis

This set of papers explores a wide range of topics for improving governance and public administration including the challenges facing governments in the 21st century including:

• globalisation
• means of fostering democracy and development through e-government
• partnerships among citizens, businesses and governments for development and democracy
• innovation and quality in government
• participatory and transparent governance.

All of these themes are reflected in the chapters in this volume and focus on ways of strengthening trust, accountability and participation in government so that it can serve citizens more effectively, efficiently and responsively. Chapters include:

• Governments Serving People: The Changing Roles of Public Administration in Democratic Governance, by Dennis A. Rondinelli
• Linking Governments and Citizens through Democratic Governance, by G. Shabbir Cheema
• Representative Democracy and Capacity Development for Responsible Politics, by Massimo Tommasoli
• Reinventing Government: Putting Democracy and Social Justice Back into the Discourse, by Gowher Rizvi
• Dimensions of Transparency in Governance, by Jeremy Pope
• E-Government: Providing Value to Citizens, by Jerzy Szeremeta and Richard Kerby
• Roles of Civil Society Organizations in Governance, by Aisha Ghaus Pasha
• Auditing for Social Change: Learning from Civil Society Initiatives, by Samuel Paul
• Decentralisation and Local Autonomy for Participatory Democracy, by James Katorobo

(http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UN/UNPAN025063.pdf)