administrative reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadministrativeandreform
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administrative
adjective
uk/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/us/ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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reform
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈfɔːm/us/rɪˈfɔːrm/
an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure ...
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(Definition ofadministrativeandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The era of budget deficit andadministrativereformwas over.
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But there were also disadvantages inadministrativereform.
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In general,administrativereformembodies both ' hard ' and ' soft ' components.
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The extent ofadministrativereformhas also been limited by the administration's fiscal policies.
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Explaining cross-national variance inadministrativereform: autonomous versus instrumental bureaucracties.
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Though a majoradministrativereformfinally passed in 1998, most electoral reforms remain on the backburner.
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So far, the record onadministrativereformin the consumer realm has been mixed.
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Others who crossed paths withadministrativereformfollowed the same route.
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Given the lower level of legal codification,administrativereformattempts require less comprehensive and encompassing efforts.
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Three casestudies are chosen:administrativereform, army reorganization, and railroad regulation.
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A negotiating agenda ofadministrativereformwithin imperial continuity may not have been especially radical.
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Administrativereformis largely complete.
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The more intra-branch conflict they face during their administrations, the more likely they will supportadministrativereform.
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Not only did theadministrativereformmovement preempt increases in monitoring resources, it also cut into existent resources.
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The positive growth stopped in the 1980s, when the government primarily focused on the budget deficit andadministrativereform.
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Administrativereformwas another means of legitimating the new government in the eyes of the southern populations.
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Administrativereformcannot be achieved without cooperation.
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We must carry theadministrativereformthrough.
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My group firmly supportsadministrativereform.
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They represent a substantial programme of simplification andadministrativereform.
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That amounts to far more thanadministrativereform.
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The underlying assumption is that policies determining the directions ofadministrativereformin developing countries have been externally or internationally driven.
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With respect toadministrativereformcapacity, two ideal types of administrative systems are identified as a means to understanding cross-national differences.
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Autonomous administration refers to constellations where the capacity foradministrativereformis low, with administrative change being basically restricted to incremental self-adaptations by the bureaucracy.
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The 1994 electoral reforms focused voters on party image more than previously and the 2001administrativereformenhanced the powers of the prime minister in policy making.
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