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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia

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dc.contributor.authorBrockmeyer, Anne
dc.contributor.authorKhatrouch, Maha
dc.contributor.authorRaballand, Gael
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T21:59:17Z
dc.date.available2015-01-07T21:59:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines public sector size and performance management in post-revolution Tunisia, drawing on macro-empirical, legal, and qualitative analyses. The paper first shows that public sector employment figures and the wage bill have increased significantly since the 2011 revolution, but that this represents merely an acceleration of the previous trend. The paper then examines de jure and de facto performance management in Tunisia's public sector, covering incentives through recruitment, evaluation, compensation, and promotion. The examination shows that Tunisia's legal framework is well-designed for recruiting the most skilled candidates into the public sector and promoting the most high-performing employees. De facto, the link between an employee's performance and evaluation, compensation, and promotion is weak. Performance evaluation is virtually nonexistent and promotions are automatic or awarded through a process that emphasizes seniority over performance. This is particularly true during the post-revolution period, in which a number of ad-hoc arrangements multiplied divergences between the legal basis for performance management and its application. These ad-hoc changes allowed the state to act as employer of last resort, significantly increasing direct (noncompetitive) recruitment and regularizing temporary staff. The increase in and proliferation of allowances have added to the complexity of the compensation system. In a qualitative review of past reform attempts, the paper demonstrates that reformers had identified the weaknesses of Tunisia's public sector performance system as early as 1989, but failed to achieve major change.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23179114/public-sector-size-performance-management-case-study-post-revolution-tunisia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7159
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21145
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7159
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVANCEMENT
dc.subjectCAREER
dc.subjectCAREER INCENTIVES
dc.subjectCAREERS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGES
dc.subjectCONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectDISMISSALS
dc.subjectEARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCREASES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGRADE INFLATION
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER_EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIRING
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR UNION
dc.subjectLABOR UNIONS
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMORALE
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPERSONNEL
dc.subjectPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR JOB
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS
dc.subjectPROMOTION
dc.subjectPROMOTIONS
dc.subjectPROVISIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectPUBLIC COMPANIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC REVENUES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR GROUP
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR STAFF
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR WAGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRECRUITING
dc.subjectRECRUITMENT
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSALARY INCREASES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSENIORITY
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSERVICE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSTAFF
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTRIKES
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGE
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY DEGREE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subjectWAGE BILL
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE PLANNING
dc.subjectWORKFORCE REDUCTION
dc.titlePublic Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisiaen
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okr.crossref.titlePublic Sector Size and Performance Management: A Case-Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia
okr.date.disclosure2015-01-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:33:57.104817Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23179114/public-sector-size-performance-management-case-study-post-revolution-tunisia
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7159
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryTunisia
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Management and Relations
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPublic Sector Management and Reform
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitGovernance Global Practice Group
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