Civil service reform: Topic guide

What do we know about what has worked in civil service reform, and where? What lessons emerge from the literature?

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Document Type:
Thematic Summary
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Rao, S.

Abstract

Improving a country’s civil service can further development goals. Reforming the civil service is important in improving governance, service delivery, economic policy and public financial management. What do we know about what has – or hasn’t – worked in civil service reform, and where? What lessons emerge from the literature?

Citation

Rao, S. Civil service reform: Topic guide. Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (2013) 30 pp.

Civil service reform: Topic guide

Published 1 January 2013
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