Innovations in governance and public administration : replicating what works / Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Based on the papers and findings of the International Experts Meeting on "Approaches and Methodologies for the Assessment and Transfer of Best Practices in Governance and Public Administration" held in Tunis, Tunisia June 13-14, 2005.

Edited by Adriana Alberti and Vilhelm Klareskov.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-195).

Replicating innovations in governance : an overview / Adriana Alberti and Guido Bertucci -- part 1. Innovation in governance. Understanding innovations and best practices / Imraan Patel -- Learning from best practices in public management : a methodological approach / Juan Carlos Cortázar -- part 2. Transferability and adaptation of innovations and best practices. Diffusion and adoption of innovations : a development perspective / Donald E. Klingner -- Transferability of governance institutions : the ombudsman and the independent commission against corruption / Ladipo Adamolekun -- Dissemination of innovations : learning from sub-national awards programmes in Brazil / Marta Ferreira Santos Farah -- Adaptation of best practices : the experience of the institute of public administration of Canada / Joseph Galimberti -- Local capacities for adaptation of innovative ideas and practices : lessons from municipalities in Mexico / Tonatiuh Guillén López -- Different approaches to policy transfer / Carlos Conde Martínez -- part 3. Approaches to transferring and adapting innovations and best practices . Best practices knowledge management framework / Nicholas You and Vincent Kitio -- Transferring effective practices : experts from a manual for south-south cooperation / Lakhbir Sing Chahl -- Replication strategies and transferability of best practices and innovations : the Gawad Galing Pook Awards in the Philippines / Austere Panadero.

Distribution: General.

This publication sheds light on the many challenges and opportunities of innovations in governance as a developmental tool. By providing governments with a menu of innovations to solve economic and social problems effectively and with tools to adapt to their own context, the international community can play a critical role in promoting good governance.--Publisher's description.