Regulation, corporatization, and privatization—assessing the economic impacts of reform

2021 ◽  
pp. 303-321
Author(s):  
Malcolm Abbott ◽  
Bruce Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Performance Change

This chapter presents the results of the arguments made earlier in the book, with in-depth discussions to illuminate and explain the sector reform process. The performance of the utilities since they have been reformed has been varied and variable, with some seeing very substantial improvements, which have been passed onto consumers, while in other cases the results have been mixed. As part of this process of examination a range of studies that look at the post-reform performance of the utilities are examined. In doing so the nature and extent of performance change since the reform of the utilities occurred is evaluated.

The Decay of Reform: Police and Politics in Post-Fitzgerald Queensland

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Prenzler
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
New South ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Police Service ◽  
South Wales ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Opening Up

The 1989 Fitzgerald Report into police and governmental corruption in Queensland has been a model for public sector reform in Australia. It is especially timely to consider the impact of those reforms in light of the current overhaul of the largest police agency in Australia, the New South Wales Police Service, and of continuing problems with public sector probity in other states. Queensland made significant advances in improving electoral and administrative processes, and creating external independent oversight of the police. Nonetheless, unforeseen gaps in the Fitzgerald agenda allowed reactionary forces to dilute the reform process. Three primary areas remain ‘unreconstructed’. Reform has not been firmly established from the top down, beginning with progressing the system of representative democracy and opening up cabinet. Additionally, the Police Service appears to have successfully resisted the prescribed re-orientation away from law enforcement to community policing. Detection and control of misconduct also remain weak. A more interventionist Criminal Justice Commission is needed, with more proactive strategies for developing compliance with ethical standards.

Cotton sector reform in Mali: explaining the puzzles

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Serra
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Considerable Time ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACTThis paper provides a detailed analysis of the cotton sector reform process in Mali from 2000 to 2011, explaining reform delays and ambiguities in terms of the wider political and socio-economic context and aid relationships. Contrary to arguments pointing to lack of state commitment and ownership, domestic stakeholders increasingly worked towards finding an acceptable and consensual reform package. The process encountered quite serious obstacles, however, due to divergent actors' incentives, and the existence of opposing philosophies about what a restructured cotton sector should look like. As a consequence of donors' misjudgement of the political and social realities underlying the Malian cotton sector, dialogue among stakeholders was difficult and polarised, forcing the government to spend considerable time and resources to find a suitable compromise. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the merits and limits of pursuing consensual policy processes against the constraints posed by divergent donors' policy paradigms.

State Sector Reform and Agriculture in China

2006 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 277-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Waldron ◽  
Colin Brown ◽  
John Longworth
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
State Sector ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Transfer Of Functions ◽  
Administrative Service

China's state sector reform process is examined through the key sector of agriculture. A preview of aggregate statistics and broader reform measures indicate the declining role of the state. However, a systematic analysis of administrative, service and enterprise structures reveal the nuances of how the state has retained strong capacity to guide development of the agricultural sector. State and Party policy makers aim not only to support the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of farmers, but also to pursue agricultural modernization in the context of rapid industrialization. These goals are unlikely to be achieved through a wholesale transfer of functions to the private sector, so the state has maintained or developed new mechanisms of influence, particularly in the areas of service provision and enterprise development.

scholarly journals Implementation of principle of local ownership: From victimization to empowerment of women

Temida ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Author(s):  
Zorica Mrsevic ◽  
Svetlana Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Security Sector Reform ◽  
Local Ownership ◽  
Security Sector ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Sahel Region

The paper presents the existence of a conflict between local ownership and the introduction of gender equality in situations of post-conflict peace-building under the control of international actors, mostly UN peacekeeping forces. The authors present the essential meanings of the term ?local ownership? and understanding of its importance for the success of peacekeeping missions and reforms of the security sector in post-conflict societies in achieveing lasting peace. Local civil or military leaders can actually consider that gender equality is not needed in their culture, and that the participation of women in the security sector is not socio-culturally acceptable. That is why various international actors may be reluctant to advocate for gender equality, considering it as an imposition of foreign cultural values that could potentially destabilize the security sector reform process. The paper presents examples of Sahel region, South Sudan, South Africa, East Timor and Sri Lanka, ilustrating that women and men have different experiences of conflict, and that women in conflict and post-conflict situations are especially vulnerable to sexual and other forms of gender-based violence. Therefore, women?s active participation in peace-building and ending violence and conflicts is essential for peace, security and general cessation of further victimization of women. Supporting the existing power relations characterized by structural gender inequality and violence diminish the value of security sector reform. Moreover, the process of peace-building is destabilized by maintaining permanent sources of victimization of women, discrimination and easy outbreak of armed conflict. This might result in the poorly reformed security sector, which only fits the needs of male local dominant groups and protects their interests, leaving majority of women still in a situation of high risk from various forms of victimization.

scholarly journals Security Sector Reform in Kosovo: From institutional transitions to the democratic consolidation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Sc. Bekim Baliqi
Keyword(s):  
International Community ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Security Sector Reform ◽  
Security Sector ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Institutional Transitions

This article explores the relationship between Security Sector Reform (SSR) and institutional transition in post-conflict countries, drawing on a case study of Kosovo. The study focuses on the institution-building of core security institutions and the role of international community in Sector Security Reform in Kosovo, reviewing the ways in which security, the rule of law and political context have been intertwined. The article first outlines the context of the international mission in Kosovo, in particular transformation of Kosovo Liberation Army through Demilitarization, Demobilization and Reintegration before proceeding to consider how the objectives, needs and constraints of international and local actors have influenced the reform of the security institutions and the security in general. Then, article explores the establishment of Kosovo Police Service and the reform process of this and other relevant security institution. In the first line, article will discusses concepts of SSR and overview an overall process of democratic transition with a main focus on security sector. After the presentation of a brief development of the SSR in Kosovo since the end of war with focus on the role of international community, article will be completed by the main findings and conclusions of this research

scholarly journals Ethical Perspective of Health Sector Reform Process in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
VP Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Health Sector Reform ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Sector Reform

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v11i0.7430 Health Prospect 2012;11:36-39

scholarly journals THE REFORMS IN THE EMU TOWARDS BANKING AND CAPITAL UNION: CONSEQUENCES AND CHALLENGES TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR IN BULGARIA

2017 ◽  
pp. 71-102
Keyword(s):  
Financial Integration ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Convergence Criteria ◽  
Macroeconomic Performance ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
Financial Sector Reform ◽  
The Eu

The еconomic and financial integration of Bulgaria to the European Union (EU) since the start of its official membership in 2007 coincided with the worst Global financial and economic crisis for the last seven decades and with the European sovereign crisis in the European Moneraty Union (EMU) as the “core’ of the EU integration. The paper discusses the adjustment of the Bulgarian economy to the integration process in the EU which has been challenged by the deep institutional reform process as crucial for overcoming the crisis by making the normative power of the EU stronger. The macroeconomic performance of Bulgaria is revealed with regard to the compliance with the macroeconomic convergence criteria for the EMU. The financial sector reform is discussed to outline its ongoing reform with the EU law and regulation. Conclusions are summarized for the EMU’s entry as a challenge and opportunity for further integration of Bulgaria the EU.

Development of the South African Water Resource Classification System (WRCS): a tool towards the sustainable, equitable and efficient use of water resources in a developing country

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. J. Dollar ◽  
C. R. Nicolson ◽  
C. A. Brown ◽  
J. K. Turpie ◽  
A. R. Joubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
South African ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Transition To Democracy ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Resource Classification ◽  
Definition Of

Despite the transition to democracy in 1994, South Africa still had apartheid legislation on the statute books and the allocation of water was regulated by the 1956 Water Act. Accordingly, post-apartheid South Africa underwent a water sector reform process culminating in the new National Water Act (No. 36) of 1998. One component of the Act is the requirement for a classification system to determine different classes of water resources. The classification system provides a definition of the classes that are to be used and a seven-step procedure to be followed in order to recommend a class. The class outlines those attributes society requires of different water resources. The economic, social and ecological implications of choosing a class are established and communicated to all interested and affected parties during the classification process. This paper outlines the socioeconomic and political context in which the WRCS was developed and outlines the seven-step procedure.

Regulatory Globalisation as a Contested Phenomenon – Case of Electricity Sector Reform in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-210
Author(s):  
Adithya Krishna Chintapanti
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
The State ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Reform Legislation ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Regulatory Model

In 1993, India adopted the neoliberal World Bank model for the electricity sector, which endeavoured to privatise the state owned sector. The move to privatise was prompted by sectoral losses owing to politicisation of provision and inefficient management of the state owned utility. This transition from a ‘welfare state’ to a ‘regulatory state’ was sought to be achieved through legislative enactment. By tracing the province of Andhra Pradesh’s implementation of the reform legislation, the paper evolves an alternate narrative of the reform process, as opposed the World Bank’s narrative of legislative enactment signalling the reception of its regulatory model. It argues that focussing on resistance to reform and actual ‘reception’ as opposed to formal enactment will counter the assumption of triumph of the neo-liberal worldview of the role of the state in economic activity.

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