2009/03/12 by Ramanie Samaratunge, Nilupama Wijewardena
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Local Government Finance and Decentralization #Public Policy and Administration Research #Public-Private Partnership Projects
paper · doi:10.1080/01900690902732947
openalex publication_date 2009/03/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The changing nature of public values has become an important policy debate in the public policy arena in the recent past. Developed countries are already moving forward with Integrated Governance to promote core public values but the building of multifaceted partnerships and the sharing of goal achievements and outcomes advocated by governance is still a novel experience for much of the developing world. The literature has not done much to explore the skills and attributes needed to add the most value to the process of government policy services and administration, nor how their services might be improved under new reforms. In taking up this challenge, this article will explore the skills that civil servants need to add greater value to public service quality and delivery in the new environment of public management in developing countries.