Public Policy Reforms on Development : Challenges Before Emerging Economies: Introduction

Public policy reforms are multifaceted and important for debates and discussion. In India, the first administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) and the second ARC pointed directions for reforms of the public systems at the structural level. Moreover, the new economic policy and the sixth central pay commission also recommended similar kind of social welfare strategies aimed at addressing accountability and performance among the public servants. In this context, three major changes are taking place in the form of public organizational/institutional restructuring, accountability and managerial efficiency in the public systems.The source book presents the latest intellectual thinking and select practical experiences, and public policy reforms on development changes before emerging economies. The source book included high quality research papers annotated bibliography and contemporary bibliography from 2005 to 2010. Focused sharply on the theme of public policy and management, especially in the field of poverty, unemployment, social entrepreneurship, social security, health, housing, sanitation, environment, and public management reform strategies and select applications including good governance, social audit, decentralization, public private partnerships, outsourcing, right to information act. In this context the resource book could be useful to further explore evidence based practice. This book may be useful as source material for Ph.D candidates in the field of development studies