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Implementation Research in Developed and Developing Countries: an Analysis of the Trends and Directions

Author: Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi

Published in: Public Organization Review | Issue 3/2023

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The article examines implementation research across developed countries (North America, Europe), developing countries (Asia, Pacific) and Africa. It examines some key trends and directions of implementation research across regions. It revisits policy debate among scholars on approaches to implementation-top-down, bottom-up and mixed which characterised the developed world. Also, it adds some perspectives on the developing world including Africa. The paper has three contributions: it highlights trends in implementation research in developed and developing countries. It gives some directions on implementation research in Africa. It recommends that the policy design process should not be neglected, such neglect is inimical to implementation.

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Title: Implementation Research in Developed and Developing Countries: an Analysis of the Trends and Directions
Author: Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi
Publication date: 10-09-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Public Organization Review / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-022-00659-0

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