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Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2013-02-19T22:01:29Z
dc.date.available 2013-02-19T22:01:29Z
dc.date.issued 2012-01
dc.description.abstract Bangladesh's Public Service Commission (PSC) is a constitutionally mandated custodian of merit-based recruitment to the civil service. In practice, however, it is perceived to be a weak organization that has not always well-managed the recruitment process. Since the 1990s the media has reported politicized appointment of its members. Recently there have been allegations of examination irregularities, including leakage of question papers of the civil service examinations. The management of the PSC and its role in civil service recruitment has departed from comparative administrative practice. This note argues that the PSC's independence from micromanagement by the executive, and its improved management of the civil service examination are critical for its credibility to uphold the merit principle. It lists short- and medium-term actions that could help in restoring the PSC's intended role and functions. PSCs are common in administrative traditions where the appointed executive is meant to be permanent, politically neutral and unaligned to any particular political party or group of elected officials. A PSC forms a critical piece of the public sector's good governance framework by providing a check and balance between the government's interest and its employee's interests. In recruitment, which is an important element of civil service management, the PSC protects the government's interest by selecting the best among available candidates for a particular position. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16259460/strengthening-bangladeshs-public-service-commission
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12396
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES
dc.subject CABINET
dc.subject CANDIDATE
dc.subject CANDIDATES
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subject CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject CREDIBILITY
dc.subject EXAM
dc.subject EXAMINATIONS
dc.subject GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject INTEGRITY
dc.subject INTERVIEWS
dc.subject IRREGULARITIES
dc.subject LEADERSHIP
dc.subject LEAKAGE
dc.subject MEDIA
dc.subject MINISTER
dc.subject NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
dc.subject PAPER TESTS
dc.subject PARLIAMENT
dc.subject PATRONAGE
dc.subject POLITICAL PARTY
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject QUESTION PAPERS
dc.subject SENIOR OFFICERS
dc.subject SYLLABUS
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS
dc.title Strengthening Bangladesh's Public Service Commission en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2012-04-26
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16259460/strengthening-bangladeshs-public-service-commission
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000386194_20120508005809
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 16259460
okr.identifier.report 68371
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/05/08/000386194_20120508005809/Rendered/PDF/683710ESW0WHIT0c0Service0Commission.pdf en
okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.country Bangladesh
okr.sector Transportation :: Ports, waterways and shipping
okr.sector Industry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.sector Public Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sector Finance :: General finance sector
okr.sector Education :: General education sector
okr.topic Education :: Public Examination System
okr.topic Social Development :: Social Accountability
okr.topic Government Diagnostic Capacity Building
okr.topic Governance :: Parliamentary Government
okr.topic Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topic Public Sector Development
okr.unit Econ. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP)
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