Definition
The civil service is the bureaucratic arm of government charged with the implementation of government policies and programs. Comparative civil service reform is an approach to the study and evaluation of efforts undertaken by diverse governments to systematically improve their bureaucratic and public sector operational performance.
Introduction
Civil service reform is a challenging endeavor for developed and developing countries alike. Moreover, there is no consensus as to what makes some reforms succeed while others fail. Yet, reform of the administrative system is not new. Reform in the nineteenth century aimed at stamping out the spoils system, and establishing efficient, effective, and economic administrative systems. The twentieth century saw the focus shift to institution building,...
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Meyers, G.E., Clark, C.A. (2018). Comparative Civil Service Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3621-1
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