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Engaging for Results in Civil Service Reforms : Early Lessons from a Problem-Driven Engagement in Sierra Leone

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dc.contributor.authorRoseth, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Vivek
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T15:37:56Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T15:37:56Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractTwo related propositions have been central in the recent debates on public sector reforms. The first of these is that the appropriate measure of institutional strength is the ability of public sector management systems to deliver ("functionality") rather than the institutional "form" or what these institutions look like. This is a central idea in the World Bank's Public Sector Management (PSM) Approach 2011-2020. Second, and consistent with this, is the recognition that the process of engagement matters in the sense that how problems, solutions, and reform approaches are identified matters at least as much as what the solution is. This suggests that development institutions should focus on bringing a broad range of stakeholders together and facilitate a process of collective problem and solution identification. Recent contributions to the literature describe a "Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation" approach as a means of putting this idea into practice. While both of these propositions have considerable intellectual and intuitive appeal, they are based on an inductive logic and neither is currently backed with a large body of robust evidence. This paper contributes to this literature by documenting the experience of a civil service reform project -- the World Bank-financed Sierra Leone Pay and Performance Project -- the objective of which is to improve the performance of the civil service in Sierra Leone by targeting a narrowly defined set of critical reforms. The paper concludes that intensive, client-led engagement together with use of a results-based lending instrument provide a promising way forward on a difficult reform agenda.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17751127/engaging-results-civil-service-reforms-early-lessons-problem-driven-engagement-sierra-leone
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15563
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6458
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
dc.subjectAID EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectBANK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectCAPABILITY
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE REFORM
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDONOR SUPPORT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL CONSULTANTS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFUNCTIONALITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SHARING
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectKEY STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMDAS
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
dc.subjectPERFORMANCES
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREFORM PROCESS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSUPERVISION
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STAFF
dc.subjectTIME FRAME
dc.subjectTRAINING WORKSHOPS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRIALS
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleEngaging for Results in Civil Service Reforms : Early Lessons from a Problem-Driven Engagement in Sierra Leoneen
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okr.crossref.titleEngaging for Results in Civil Service Reforms: Early Lessons from a Problem-Driven Engagement in Sierra Leone
okr.date.disclosure2013-05-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:09:02.442254Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17751127/engaging-results-civil-service-reforms-early-lessons-problem-driven-engagement-sierra-leone
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6458
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17751127
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySierra Leone
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicGovernment Diagnostic Capacity Building
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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