Innovations in governance and public administration : replicating what works.

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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.

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Machine derived contents note: 1. Replicating Innovations in Governance: An Overview 1 -- Adriana Alberti and Guido Bertucci -- Innovations in Governance: Perspectives and Challenges 1 -- Why Should Governments Innovate? 1 -- Definitions of Best Practices and Innovations 4 -- Innovation for Achieving a Better Life for All 7 -- Seeking Solutions That Work 11 -- Getting from A to B 12 -- Helping and Hampering Innovation 13 -- Creating an Enabling Environment 15 -- Transferability of Best Practices and Innovations 17 -- Successful Adaptation 20 -- Replicating What Works 22 -- Concluding Remarks 25 -- PART ONE: INNOVATION IN GOVERNANCE 27 -- 2. Understanding Innovations and Best Practices 29 -- Imraan Patel -- Characteristics of Innovation and Best Practices 29 -- Patterns of Innovation 35 -- Transfer of Improvements, Good Practices and Innovations 41 -- Concluding Remarks 45 -- 3. Learning from Best Practices in Public Management: -- A Methodological Approach 47 -- Juan Carlos Cortdzar -- Management Practices 47 -- A Methodological Approach for Studying -- Management Practices 51 -- Concluding Remarks: Proposing Lessons to be Transferred 57 -- PART TWO: TRANSFERABILITY AND ADAPTATION -- OF INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 59 -- 4. Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations: A Development -- Perspective 61 -- Donald E. Klingner -- Diffusion of Innovation in a Development Context 61 -- Innovation Diffusion and Adoption 63 -- Guidelines for Adoption of Innovations 64 -- Concluding Remarks 66 -- 5. Transferability of Governance Institutions: The Ombudsman -- and the Independent Commission against Corruption 67 -- Ladipo Adamolekun -- Transferability of Governance Institutions 67 -- Factors Conducive to Successful Institutional Transfers 71 -- Concluding Remarks 74 -- 6. Dissemination of Innovations: Learning from -- Sub-National Awards Programmes in Brazil 75 -- Marta Ferreira Santos Farah -- Innovation in Brazil: A Historical Perspective 76 -- Dissemination of Innovations 78 -- Decision-Making Constraints at the Local Level 82 -- Concluding Remarks 84 -- 7. Adaptation of Best Practices: The Experience of -- the Institute of Public Administration of Canada 85 -- Joseph Galimberti -- The Lithuania-Canada Government Reform Project 85 -- Public Policy Options Project China-Canada 87 -- IPAC and the Award for Innovative Management 89 -- How Do Innovations Spread? 91 -- Concluding Remarks 94 -- 8. Local Capacities for Adaptation of Innovative Ideas and -- Practices: Lessons from Municipalities in Mexico 95 -- Tonatiuh Guillen L6pez -- Innovation in Government and Best Practices 97 -- Capacities for Innovation and Best Practices 99 -- Individual Innovative Programmes 101 -- Documentation and Replication of Innovations in Government 103 -- Originality and Replication of the Innovation 104 -- Concluding Remarks 106 -- 9. Different Approaches to Policy Transfer 109 -- Carlos (onde Martinez -- Political Science Approach to Policy Transfer 109 -- Main Variables in Policy Transfer 113 -- Concluding Remarks 119 -- PART THREE: APPROACHES TO TRANSFERRING AND ADAPTING -- INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 121 -- 10. Best Practices Knowledge Management Framework 123 -- Nicholas You and Vincent Kitio -- What Are Best Practices? 123 -- How Are Best Practices Identified and Documented? 124 -- How Are Best Practices Assessed? 125 -- Best Practices and Knowledge Management 126 -- Impact of the BLP Knowledge Management Framework 131 -- 11. Transferring Effective Practices: Excerpts from -- a Manual for South-South Cooperation 133 -- Lakhbir Sing Chahl -- Peer-to-Peer Transfers 133 -- Elements of a Transfer 138 -- Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges 146 -- Considerations for the Selection of Partners and Projects 151 -- Lessons Learned 152 -- Monitoring, Evaluation and Feedback 154 -- 12. Replication Strategies and Transferability of Best Practices -- and Innovations: The Gawad Galing Pook Awards -- in the Philippines 157 -- Austere Panadero -- The Shift of Powers to Local Governments 157 -- Gawad Galing Pook Replication Experiences 160 -- Information Transfer 160 -- Nationally Driven Transfers 161 -- Peer-to-Peer Coaching: KAAKBAY 163 -- Learning and Insights 169 -- Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward 173.

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