This book explores the ways in which governments manage public employees in developing countries and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. Drawing on governance, development and HRM literature the book presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia. Finally, it proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries in the context of government reform strategies.

We hear plenty of accounts of development failure, but what about success - how do we explain development policies that last the course, survive regime changes, and advance human and social development? This book draws on case studies of social, economic and political governance policies from Latin America, Africa and Asia to examine the circumstances in which governments and societies produce policies that overcome initial opposition and meet their aims.

This book draws on case studies of social, economic and political governance policies from Latin America, Africa and Asia to examine the circumstances in which governments and societies produce policies that overcome initial opposition to meet their aims.

This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.