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State Secretaries Reform in Ukraine: Attempt to Delineate Responsibilities between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants

dc.contributor.authorBalabushko, Oleksii
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T22:54:20Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T22:54:20Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between politicians and senior officials has been on the reform agenda in many countries, often on the premise that balance between technical, nonpartisan appointments and ensuring the responsiveness of public servants to the policies of the current government could be improved (Matheson et al. 2007). This paper examines an attempt to de-politicize senior civil service in Ukraine through the introduction of state secretaries, to understand whether the diagnosis of imbalance in this political/administrative interface was correct, and why the reform failed. The paper draws on a survey of government officials and experts as well as legal acts, available documents, articles, and personal interviews. The paper concludes that politicized civil service was a problem of form rather than function—the immediate problem was the undefined political role of the executive. It led to compression of the roles of policy makers and senior civil servants, making the reform ultimately irrelevant.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26497061/state-secretaries-reform-ukraine-attempt-delineate-responsibilities-between-ministers-senior-civil-servants
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7702
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24618
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7702
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectLIMITED
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVANTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANT
dc.subjectINITIATIVES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL APPOINTEES
dc.subjectCONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectLIQUIDATION
dc.subjectDISCRETION
dc.subjectCABINETS
dc.subjectPOLITICS
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONTROL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectDUE PROCESS
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectLEGAL ACTS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectSECRETARIES
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectAPPOINTEES
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectRESIGNATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectSTATE
dc.subjectPRIVATE GAIN
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectORGANIZATION
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectREFORM PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POLICIES
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCANDIDATES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE REFORM
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectTRUST
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCABINET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectCOALITION GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INTERESTS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVICE
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectDIRECTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.titleState Secretaries Reform in Ukraineen
dc.title.subtitleAttempt to Delineate Responsibilities between Ministers and Senior Civil Servantsen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleState Secretaries Reform in Ukraine: Attempt to Delineate Responsibilities between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants
okr.date.disclosure2016-06-16
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26497061/state-secretaries-reform-ukraine-attempt-delineate-responsibilities-between-ministers-senior-civil-servants
okr.guid752651467989559418
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7702
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0843d2b36_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum26497061
okr.identifier.reportWPS7702
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryUkraine
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Corruption/Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicGovernance::Parliamentary Government
okr.topicGovernance::Politics and Government
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Administrative & Civil Service Reform
okr.unitGovernance Global Practice Group
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