n.

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

"the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"

Reforms as experiments.
Rural Reforms and Agricultural Growth in China
Rural Reforms and Agricultural Growth in China
Trade reforms and wage inequality in Colombia ☆
Growing out of the plan: Reforms take off, 1984–1988
The Fundamental Institutions of China's Reforms and Development
Early appraisal of China's huge and complex health-care reforms
German Research Minister. Bulmahn is bullish on science reforms.
The Evolution of China's Rural Labor Markets During the Reforms ☆
The Symbolic Management of Stockholders: Corporate Governance Reforms and Shareholder Reactions