ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that these contradictions need to be resolved by replacing the exclusive model of the developmental state by a new, inclusive model on the basis of a review of public management reforms adopted in developing countries. It examines public management reforms in developing countries and analyzes the problems and contradictions that impede the process. The chapter discusses the inconsistencies and dissimilitude within the public management system and the challenges encountered in social and economic sectors, political management, and governance. It attempts to access the growing complexity of public management systems in developing countries and show some of the critical paradoxes, dilemmas, and deficiencies. The chapter aims to highlight the problems in public management in developing countries and explore the possibilities of incorporating best practices towards attaining the goals of equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and, most importantly, inclusivity, in keeping with the uniqueness of each country's social and cultural ethos.
