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Rethinking Civil Service Reform

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dc.contributor.authorNunberg, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:07:26Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:07:26Z
dc.date.issued1999-10
dc.description.abstractA gnawing critique of civil service reform efforts persists, intimating that these civil service reform operations of the World Bank have boosted neither efficiency nor effectiveness. The outlines of the problem are fairly clear: civil service pay and employment reforms have had only limited achievements, and there have been difficulties with government ownership and oversight--especially in Africa. At the same time, an emerging agenda for government reform includes standard personnel management and pay and employment reforms, but also tries to link these activities with fundamental tasks of transforming the state. The main problem with the Bank's conventional approach to civil service reform is that it has tried to use palliative measures to solve problems that require major surgery. Technical administrative fixes have been applied to fundamental problems of political economy. And even the technical side of the focus has been narrow, ignoring crucial links with other parts of the larger system. Overcoming the limitiations of this approach will require a more comprehensive and realistic framework for reform--as well as new instruments of support.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/828312/rethinking-civil-service-reform
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11457
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPREM Notes; No. 31
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACIES
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE REFORM
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CONDITIONS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECONCENTRATION
dc.subjectDEVOLUTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFISCAL IMPACT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REFORM
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectREDUCTIONS IN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectREFORM EFFORTS
dc.subjectREFORM PROCESS
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREFORMS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREVOLUTIONS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectSERVICE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORM
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL REFORM
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectWAGE ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subjectWAGE POLICY
dc.subjectDOWNSIZING
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ROLE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
dc.titleRethinking Civil Service Reformen
dc.title.alternativeUma nova abordagem da reforma do servico publicoen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:40:06.548881Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/828312/rethinking-civil-service-reform
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f0dcdf_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum828312
okr.identifier.report21577
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/01/20/000094946_01010905322183/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdfen
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicEnterprise Development and Reform
okr.topicSocial Development::Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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