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Tailoring Civil Service Pay Analysis and Advice to Context : Challenges, Approaches, and the Case of Lao PDR

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dc.contributor.authorOrac, Jana
dc.contributor.authorBarma, Naazneen H.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-03T21:13:21Z
dc.date.available2014-02-03T21:13:21Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractThe adequacy of compensation for government workers and the affordability of the public sector wage bill are important concerns for many developing countries. Suitable pay is considered a necessary -- albeit far from sufficient -- condition for attracting and retaining skilled public sector staff. This paper makes the case for conducting fine-grained analysis of pay and compensation issues in order to enable an accurate assessment of the challenges faced and thereby to generate good-fit reform recommendations that are both principled and feasible. The first part of the paper focuses on prevalent challenges in pay reform, both contextual and analytical. It builds on the experiences from three very different settings: Armenia, the Lao People s Democratic Republic, and Mongolia. The study begins by surveying some of the common difficulties in conducting granular analysis on civil service compensation. It then outlines a series of methodological approaches that can prove useful in developing comprehensive, targeted, and nuanced pay analyses and discusses how it is possible to overcome potential limitations in practice. The second half of the paper presents a case study of pay and compensation analysis in Lao PDR. The study illuminates how a number of these approaches can be combined in assessing a specific set of pay challenges and generating robust recommendations tailored to context. A brief postscript, with the benefit of hindsight on what subsequently happened on the ground in Lao PDR, reflects on the limitations of technical analysis in motivating reform implementation in practice.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18802737/tailoring-civil-service-pay-analysis-advice-context-challenges-approaches-case-lao-pdr
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6744
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16834
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6744
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectANALYTICAL APPROACH
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANTS
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUDGETARY REVENUES
dc.subjectCENTRAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCENTRAL BODY
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANT
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANT STATUS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE AGENCY
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE PAY
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE REFORM
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
dc.subjectCOLLAPSE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGE
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SECURITY
dc.subjectEVIDENCE DOES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE CONTROLS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFISCAL COSTS
dc.subjectFISCAL ENVELOPE
dc.subjectFISCAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CADRES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOB TENURE
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIABILITY
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMONETARY INCENTIVES
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEPOTISM
dc.subjectNUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectOFFICE WORKERS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
dc.subjectPERMANENT JOB
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL LEVEL
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOB
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR LABOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE DATA
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
dc.subjectRECURRENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectRECURRENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectREFORM AGENDA
dc.subjectREMEDIES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECTOR MANAGERS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARIES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectTOTAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGE
dc.subjectTRIANGULATION
dc.subjectTYPES OF ENTITIES
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE BILL
dc.subjectWAGE EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUNGER WORKERS
dc.titleTailoring Civil Service Pay Analysis and Advice to Context : Challenges, Approaches, and the Case of Lao PDRen
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okr.crossref.titleTailoring Civil Service Pay Analysis and Advice to Context: Challenges, Approaches, and the Case of Lao PDR
okr.date.disclosure2014-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:40:41.328431Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18802737/tailoring-civil-service-pay-analysis-advice-context-challenges-approaches-case-lao-pdr
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid261461468278661718
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6744
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140115094414
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18802737
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicGovernment Diagnostic Capacity Building
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitPublic Sector Governance Unit, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network
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