| Sumario: | Part of a special section on administrative reform and economic development. The writer discusses administrative reform in relation to economic growth in the Arab world. A big challenge for reformers is how to create administrative structures and to develop professional management with the knowledge, ethics, and skills to define and carry out development objectives. The reform process in Arab states continues to be from the top down, and excessive centralization and unchecked power of top leaders protect the established political order against radical change. Three important aspects are missing from the reform process: effective incentives, appropriate methods of evaluation and feedback, and employee involvement. Negative consequences of top-down reform initiatives are to be seen in the form questionable designs, weak diagnoses, and unclear recommendations for action.
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