From the Editorial Desk

Articles

Corporate Subversion of Social Justice Initiatives on Food and Agriculture 

Attaining Millennium Development Goals through Innovation: Understanding A Social Enterprise in Rural Rajasthan 

The Politics of Climate Change in Mexico: Initial Steps towardsEffective Governance

Positive outcomes of ageing and falling population trends

Case Study

An Appraisal of Community Policing Practices: A Case Study of Chandigarh, India

Research Method/ Research Note

Overcoming Consent Form Obstacles in Qualitative Research 

Book Review Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads

From the Editorial Desk 

Articles 

Community Governance: Where did it all go Wrong? 

Role of NGOs in Environmental Protection: A Case Study of Ludhiana City in Punjab 

From Ideology to the Consolidation of Regimes: What Drives Civil Service Reforms in Bangladesh? 

Active employee participation in the public service decision making process: A public servant perspective 

Public Employees’ Awareness of Traditional Korean Administrative Culture: An Appraisal 

Case Study

An Assessment of Contracted Out Parking Services: A Case Study Technology Change Management in the Department of Higher Education, State of Madhya Pradesh, India 

Research Method/ Research Note

A process of measuring customer satisfaction in a service-centred environment using a postal survey questionnaire: A review of the methodology 

Book Review 

Towards better corporate governance – Independent directors in the boardroom

From the Editorial Desk

Articles

Policy, Governmentality and Governance

The Roles of Awareness and Intention in Determining Levels of Environmentally Positive Action

Stretching Aid More Effectively by Aid Means Testing: A paradigm shift of incentive structure in aid policy

An ANP Approach for Prioritizing Risk in E-governance: An Appraisal

Current Trends in Green ICT

Socio-economic aspects of corruption in aboriginal communities

Case Study

An Evaluation of a Citizen’s Charter in Local Government: A Case Study

Research Method/Research Note

Enhancing multi-method research methodologies through the use of a case study methodology

Book Review
Corporate Governance – A Global Perspective  

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Articles

Rethinking Governance: Treacherous Terrain, Shifting Agenda and the Possible Way Forward

Tribal Development under Decentralised Governance in Kerala: Issues and Challenge

The Indian Approach to e-government Interoperability

Development Agenda and Policy Ownership: Mapping Civil Service’s Contribution to PRSP in Bangladesh

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through innovative public service delivery: A critical assessment of implementing client service charters in Tanzania

Democracy and Good Governance in

P.B. Mayega’s ‘The People’s Schoolmaster’

Research Method/Research Note

Qualitative Research: Validity

Case Study

An Evaluation of 74th Constitutional Amendment Act: A Case Study of Chandigarh, India

Book Review

Leadership@Infosys

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Articles

Reintegrating child soldiers in the Philippines: Agenda for education and governance

Generalizing Meta-Data Elements: Global Scenario and Indian Perspective

Outsourcing in e-Governance: A Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach

ICT for Improved Public Service Delivery in Papua New Guinea 

Research Method/
Research Note
Sample Size & Grounded Theory

Case Study
Potential contributions of partnerships to sustainable urban development: A case study of the UN-HABITAT Sustainable Sri Lankan Cities Programme.

Book Review

Keep Them on Your Side: Leading and Managing for Momentum

From the Editorial Desk

Articles

Shaping the Crisis Perception of Decision Makers and Its Application to Singapore’s Voluntary Contributions to Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts

Enhancing Governance of the Barangay: Reflections of Academics

Decentralization as a Breeding Ground for Conflicts: An Analysis of Institutional Conflicts in Malawi’s Decentralized System

Third Party Government and Legitimacy: The Role of the National Trade Union Congress in Singapore

Democratisation of the Upazila Parishad and Its Impact on Responsiveness and Accountability: Myths versus Realities

Research Note
Framework Analysis: A Qualitative Methodology for Applied Policy Research

Case Study
Gram Sabha  Meetings in India: Processes, Outcomes and Perspectives

Book Review
Acrobatics of Change: Concepts, Techniques, Strategies and Execution

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Articles

Environmentalism of the Poor and Sustainable Development: An Appraisal

A  Critical Analysis of Central Bank Independence and Governance in Australia and Bangladesh

Ownership implications of the transformation in Mexican governance since 1982

The Swedish Model of Public Administration: Separation of Powers - The Swedish Style

Preferential Trade among the SAARC Countries: Prospects and Challenges of Regional Integration in South Asia

The Entrepreneurial Role of the State and SME Growth in Vietnam

Case Study

Problems and Prospects of Contracting Out in India: A Case Study

Research Note
Public Private Partnerships for Rural Development through Creating Business Opportunities

Book Review

Governance and Poverty Reduction: Beyond the Cage of Best Practices

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Articles

Sexual harassment awareness training at workplace: Can it effect administrators’ perception?

Comprehensive planning: Does it work? Experiences from Vietnam

Investment Opportunity Set, Ownership Control and Voluntary Disclosures in Malaysia

Foreign Institutional Investors: Investment Preferences in India 

E-government in India: Opportunities and challenges

Ethics, Religion and Good Governance

Case Study

New Public Management: The Level of Preparedness and Implementation - A Study based on the Sri Lankan Context

Research Note

The Teaching of Corporate Governance and Sustainable Development

Book Review

Anti Corruption Conventions in Africa: What Civil Society can do to make them work 

Special Issue on Anti-Corruption

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Articles

Australian women and corruption: The gender dimension in perceptions of corruption

Governance, Social Accountability and the Civil Society

Accounting for Good Corporate Governance

The Inequitable Impacts of a Corrupt Governance System on the Poor

Eradicating Corruption: The Malaysian Experience

Tracking Anti-Corruption Initiatives: Perceptions and Experiences in the Philippines

E-Governance, corruption and public service delivery: A comparative study of Fiji and Ethiopia

Judicial Corruption and its Threats to National Governance in China

Case Study
Combating Corruption: The case of the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan

Research Note
Three essential ways of anti-corruption

Book Review

Excellence and Leadership in the Public Sector: The Role of Education and Training 

From the Editorial Desk

Articles

Policy transfer in the Philippines: Can it pass the localization test?

Poverty and governance – A quest for alternative focus: Bangladesh test case

Meeting the environmental challenges of China and India: Towards innovative policy formulation
 

Cooperative public service delivery in Tanzania: Is it contributing to social and human development?
 

The effects of fiscal decentralization on compulsory education in China: For better or worse?

Social safety nets and economic transition in Indonesia: Paradox of social services?

Challenges of civil society governance in Nepal

Contextualising policy transfer in Cambodian local governance

Public service innovations, policy transfer and governance in the Asia-Pacific region: The Malaysian experience

Case Study
Innovation in governance: The case of the Fiji Nursing & Associates Credit Union

Research Note

Fighting poverty: Lessons learned from community-based monitoring system implementation highlights of case studies

Book Review

Indian power sector: Challenge and response 

From the Editorial Desk

Articles:

Service excellence in e-governance issues: An Indian case study

The effect of regulation on timeliness of corporate financial reporting: Evidence from Bangladesh

Governance and administration in a 'new' democracy: The case of formal control of the free-to-air television in Thailand 

Determinants of  central bank independance and governance: Problems and policy implications

The impact of socio-economic reforms on governance: The Bangladesh experience

Information technology law and e-government:  A developing country perspective

Book Review:

Regulation of financial intermediaries in emerging markets

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Administration and Governance (JOAAG) was launched by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr Sharif As-Saber on 5 December 2006 at the Wesley College Auditorium, University of Sydney. The launching ceremony was chaired by Professor Julian Teicher, Director, Graduate School of Business, Monash University and attended, among others, by Professor Geoff Gallop, former Premier of Western Australia and Director, Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney; Professor Yuan Shuhong, Vice President, China National School of Administration; Professor Stephen Fitzgerald, former Australian Ambassador to China; Professor Victoria Bautista, Vice Chancellor, Open University of the Philippines; Professor Ian Marsh, ANZSOG Chair of Public Management, University of Sydney; Professor Takashi Inoguchi, Member, Science Council of Japan and Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo; Professor Ove K. Pederson, Director, International Centre for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School; Professor R.K. Mishra, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania University; Dr Gazali Abas, Executive Director, NAPSIPAG; and Ms Eden Santiago, Asian Development Bank.