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Public enterprise reform in Fiji Islands

Sarker, A.E. and Pathak, Raghuvar D. (2003) Public enterprise reform in Fiji Islands. Public Organization Review, 3 (1). pp. 55-75. ISSN 1566-7170

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Abstract

Reforming the public sector has been on the agenda of nations throughout the world since the late 1970s. Fiji is no exception. It has embarked on reforming its commercial and industrial enterprises since the late 1980s. The government of Fiji has reformed most of its enterprises with an avowed objective of enhancing profitability, productivity, efficiency and accountability. This paper makes an attempt to share some of the experiences of public enterprise reform process in Fiji. It aims to analyze the background, process, contents and impact of the reform and examine the factors impeding the reform program. It highlights that (a) both internal and external factors were responsible for introducing reforms; (b) the reform efforts have not been able to produce desired results; (c) the structural inadequacies in institutions and organizations have created bottlenecks in the reform process; and (d) uncertainty in the political sphere has contributed further to policy shifts.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > Graduate School of Business
Depositing User: USP RSC Assistant
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2018 00:12
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2018 00:12
URI: http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/10485
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