Jon S. T. Quah is a retired Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and an Anti-Corruption Consultant based in Singapore. He was Vice-President of the Asian Association for Public Administration (2010-2012) and co-editor of the Asian Journal of Political Science. He has published extensively on corruption and public administration in Asian countries.

'In sum, the book backs the universal need for a science of delivery that provides realistic advice to anyone trying to run a contemporary government (Barber, 2015).' Gerald E. Caiden, Governance

• General editors' preface; Preface; 1. The role of the public bureaucracy in policy implementation in five ASEAN countries: a comparative overview Jon S. T. Quah; 2. Weak central authority and fragmented bureaucracy: a study of policy implementation in Indonesia Agus Pramusinto; 3. The public bureaucracy's role in policy implementation in Malaysia Nik Rosnah Wan Abdullah; 4. Dysfunctional bureaucracy, corruption and weak rule of law: a case study of policy implementation in the Philippines Vicente Chua Reyes, Jr; 5. Governance and meritocracy: a study of policy implementation in Singapore David Seth Jones; 6. Vietnam's public bureaucracy and implementation of two ASEAN policies Jairo Acuña-Alfaro and Anh Tran; 7. Policy implementation in ASEAN and EU: the problem of asymmetric compliance Giulio Napolitano; Executive summary Jon S. T. Quah; Index.

Jon S. T. Quah is a retired Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and an Anti-Corruption Consultant based in Singapore. He was Vice-President of the Asian Association for Public Administration (2010-2012) and co-editor of the Asian Journal of Political Science. He has published extensively on corruption and public administration in Asian countries.

'In sum, the book backs the universal need for a science of delivery that provides realistic advice to anyone trying to run a contemporary government (Barber, 2015).' Gerald E. Caiden, Governance

• General editors' preface; Preface; 1. The role of the public bureaucracy in policy implementation in five ASEAN countries: a comparative overview Jon S. T. Quah; 2. Weak central authority and fragmented bureaucracy: a study of policy implementation in Indonesia Agus Pramusinto; 3. The public bureaucracy's role in policy implementation in Malaysia Nik Rosnah Wan Abdullah; 4. Dysfunctional bureaucracy, corruption and weak rule of law: a case study of policy implementation in the Philippines Vicente Chua Reyes, Jr; 5. Governance and meritocracy: a study of policy implementation in Singapore David Seth Jones; 6. Vietnam's public bureaucracy and implementation of two ASEAN policies Jairo Acuña-Alfaro and Anh Tran; 7. Policy implementation in ASEAN and EU: the problem of asymmetric compliance Giulio Napolitano; Executive summary Jon S. T. Quah; Index.