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Books
1997, Governance, administration and development: making the state work
,Book Chapters
2021, 'Foundations for effective development policy', in Handbook of Development Policy, pp. 325 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839100871.00037
,2017, 'Public Sector Reform and National Development in East and Southeast Asia: Specificity and Commonality', in Public Policy in the 'Asian Century' Concepts, Cases and Futures, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 209 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60252-7_9
,2017, 'Strategic Planning in Development', in International Development Governance, pp. 625 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315092577-35
,2008, 'Resolving self-determination disputes through complex power-sharing arrangements: The case of Mindanao, Southern Philippines', in Settling Self-determination Disputes: Complex Power-sharing in Theory and Practice, pp. 161 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047431763
,2005, 'From centralized authoritarianism to decentralized democracy: Regional autonomy and the state in Indonesia', in Autonomy, Self Governance and Conflict Resolution: Innovative Approaches to Institutional Design in Divided Societies, pp. 186 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203461914
,Journal articles
2024, 'Policy and hope: The millennium development goals', Global Policy, 15, pp. 66 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13296
,2024, 'Dark Networks, Transnational Crime and Security: The Critical Role of Brokers', Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 5, pp. 58 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.31389/jied.226
,2024, 'ILLICIT BUSINESS', Illicit Business, pp. 1 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003293620
,2023, 'How do public sector auditors perceive the concept and practice of auditor Independence? Evidence from Indonesia', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 45, pp. 199 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2022.2110910
,2022, 'The Political Economy of E-Government Innovation and Success in Korea', Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8030145
,2022, 'State Effectiveness and Crises in East and Southeast Asia: The Case of COVID-19', Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14127216
,2022, 'The challenge of reforming big bureaucracy in Indonesia', Policy Studies, 43, pp. 333 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2019.1708301
,2022, 'What is a “Mafia State” and how is one created?', Policy Studies, 43, pp. 1195 - 1215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2021.2012141
,2020, 'From hierarchies to networks: The organizational evolution of the international drug trade', International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100436
,2020, 'Bhutan’s Reluctant Democrats and the Challenge of Legitimation', Asian Studies Review, 44, pp. 515 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2019.1695743
,2019, 'Does history repeat itself? Economic development and policy convergence in Vietnam and South Korea', Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 33, pp. 27 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apel.12275
,2019, 'Aligning top-down and bottom-up in development planning: The case of Bhutan', Public Administration and Development, 39, pp. 59 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.1848
,2018, 'Making integrity institutions work in South Korea: The role of people power in the impeachment of President Park in 2016', Asian Survey, 58, pp. 898 - 919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/as.2018.58.5.898
,2017, 'Leadership and Employee Work Passion: Propositionsfor Future Empirical Investigations', Human Resource Development Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534484317724634
,2017, 'Government policy and private sector development in post-conflict states: Growing Cambodia's rice production and export industries', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28, pp. 252 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035304617705269
,2017, 'Women and politics in democratic transitions: the case of Bhutan', Contemporary South Asia, 25, pp. 136 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2017.1321615
,2017, 'The politics of state-owned enterprise reform in South Korea, laos, and vietnam', Asian Perspective, 41, pp. 181 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/apr.2017.0009
,2017, ''Trial and error in state-owned enterprise reform in Laos',', Asian Perspective, http://journals.rienner.com/doi/abs/10.5555/0258-9184.41.2.239?code=lrpi-site
,2016, 'Small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand: government policy and economic development', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 38, pp. 251 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2016.1256545
,2015, 'Policy transfer through time and the search for legitimacy in developing nations', Politics and Policy, 43, pp. 215 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/polp.12113
,2014, 'Second Elections and Democratic Consolidation: the Experience of Bhutan', Asian Journal of Political Science, 22, pp. 315 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02185377.2014.957708
,2014, 'Is Democracy Being Consolidated in Bhutan?', Asian Politics and Policy, 6, pp. 413 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12127
,2013, 'Knowledge-building in asian public administration: An introductory overview', Public Administration and Development, 33, pp. 243 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.1664
,2013, 'Why is it so difficult to reform some asian bureaucracies? Building theory from cambodian evidence', Public Administration and Development, 33, pp. 275 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.1655
,2013, 'Leading the world: Public sector reform and e-government in Korea', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 24, pp. 533 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035304613508870
,2013, 'Morton's Fork: "Democracy" Versus Neopatrimonialism in Developing Countries', International Journal of Public Administration, 36, pp. 45 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2012.713293
,2013, 'Public sector management and the changing nature of the developmental state in Korea and Malaysia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 24, pp. 481 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035304613509145
,2012, 'Decentralization, Politics and Service Delivery: The introduction of one-stop shops in Mongolia', Public Management Review, 14, pp. 197 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2012.657960
,2012, 'Patronage, Service Delivery, and Social Justice in Indonesia', International Journal of Public Administration, 35, pp. 214 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2011.641050
,2012, 'Patronage's progress in post-soeharto Indonesia', Public Administration and Development, 32, pp. 64 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.617
,2011, 'Explaining radical policy change: The case of Venezuelan foreign policy', Policy Studies, 32, pp. 549 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2011.601220
,2011, 'What is the 'abu sayyaf'? how labels shape reality', Pacific Review, 24, pp. 397 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2011.596558
,2011, 'The meaning of development assistance', Public Administration and Development, 31, pp. 172 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.592
,2011, 'How to win friends and influence people: Civic engagement in the Philippines', Public Administration and Development, 31, pp. 91 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.596
,2011, 'Democratization by decree: The case of Bhutan', Democratization, 18, pp. 184 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2011.532626
,2011, 'The fragility of success: Repositioning Mauritian development in the Twenty-First Century', Island Studies Journal, 6, pp. 157 - 178
,2009, 'Human resource management: The forgotten dimension of decentralisation in Indonesia', Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 45, pp. 231 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00074910903040336
,2009, 'Popular perceptions of political regimes in East and Southeast Asia', Democratization, 16, pp. 377 - 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510340902732615
,2008, 'Public support for democratic governance in Southeast Asia', Asian Journal of Political Science, 16, pp. 219 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02185370802504076
,2007, 'Autonomous Regions and the Contribution of International Relations to Peace and Development: Mindanao, Bougainville and Aceh', Ethnopolitics, 6, pp. 89 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449050701191486
,2006, 'From commitment to consequences: Comparative experiences of decentralization in the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia', Public Management Review, 8, pp. 253 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719030600587471
,2005, 'Decentralisation, democracy and development in a post-conflict society: Commune councils in Cambodia', Public Administration and Development, 25, pp. 75 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.349
,2005, 'Exporting New Public Management: Performance Agreements in a Pacific Microstate', International Journal of Public Sector Management, 18, pp. 615 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513550510624077
,2003, 'Handbook on development policy and management', Public Management Review, 5, pp. 291 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461667032000066453
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