[general_devel] UNDP E-book to share: "Public Administration Reform in Vietnam: Current Situation and Recommendations", published in Nov 2009

[Vern Weitzel]

Thanks so much, Huyen! V
Subject: 	UNDP E-book to share: "Public Administration Reform in
Vietnam: Current Situation and Recommendations", published in Nov 2009
Date: 	Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:43:04 +0700
From: 	Do Huyen <dohuyen at gmail.com>


Dear Vern,

We are glad to share with you the link to an increasingly welcome e-book
on public administration reform in Vietnam recently published by UNDP
Vietnam and its partners. Please find below the introduction to the
recently published book that may be of interest to those who are
scholars on public administration, governance, Vietnam studies and/or
Asian Studies. People interested in the book can download it for free
from our UNDP Publications at the link provided.

Should NGO Centre be interested in having hard copies of the book (one
English and one Vietnamese), we will post to you.

**

*/Reforming Public Administration in Vietnam: Current Situation and
Recommendations,/* edited by Acuña-Alfaro, Jairo (2009), United Nations
Development Programme, Vietnam Fatherland Front and Centre for Community
Support and Development Studies. The National Political Publishing
House. Ha Noi, Viet Nam. pp. 447. URL:
http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/publications/publication-details/?contentId=3331&languageId=1&categoryName=All&CategoryConditionUse 


The book “Reforming Public Administration in Vietnam: Current Situation
and Recommendations” presents detailed discussions on developments of
public administration in Vietnam over the last decade of reform and
suggests ways forward or options for speeding up the reform process. The
book, with one overview and six thematic chapters, provides rich
insights into six major and cross-cutting themes of public
administration reform in Vietnam, including (i) institutional reform,
(ii) government organisation, (iii) human resources development for the
civil service, (iv) public finance management, (v) economic development
and public administration reform, and (vi) anti-corruption, development
and public administration.

The volume is a joint product of 18 senior and mid-range researchers
from the world and Vietnam, who participated in the
research—commissioned by United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam
and led and edited by UNDP Policy Advisor on Public Administration
Reform and Anti-corruption—between mid-2008 and early 2009. It also
involved over 100 interviewees who are experts in the area of public
administration in Vietnam and are serving or have served in the
political, state, civil society organisations as well as think-tanks in
Vietnam.

The volume should be of special interests to policy-makers in Vietnam,
academics engaged Vietnam studies, as well as applied researchers and
development partners who are directly involved in efforts to facilitate
public administration reforms in Vietnam.


We hope the book will be a good reference for all of you.

**

Best wishes,



Huyen Do

UNDP Viet Nam