Implementation and organizational capabilities: implementation of public housing in a rentier absolute monarchy

Policy implementation is under-researched, especially in rentier absolute monarchies. This thesis provides an empirical study which is explorative and descriptive on the implementation of Negara Brunei Darussalam's national public housing policy. It does not aim to question the merits of the Brunei government's policy. Rather, it identifies factors that affected implementation of the Government's stated policy. It provides valuable new insights into the implementation problems of a wealthy rentier absolute monarchy, one of the world's wealthiest countries. The findings of this qualitative case-study research were profound. It revealed that public organizations mandated to implement a significant public policy did not have sufficient capabilities to undertake that task. Finance management issues also emerged unexpectedly as well as the lack of proper monitoring and accountability systems which resulted in the shortfall in the delivery of public housing to the public.