Working with the Grain for Reforming the Public Service : A Live Example from Sierra Leone

Development practitioners still lack a critical mass of empirical evidence which can help identify the set of interventions that are more likely to work, and inform the design and implementation of feasible reforms. This paper contributes to fill t...

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Main Authors:	Srivastava, Vivek, Larizza, Marco
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS APPOINTEES AUDITORS BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUDGET PROPOSALS BUDGET SUPPORT BUREAUCRACY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS CIVIL WAR COLLECTIVE ACTION CONFIDENCE CONSOLIDATION CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESS DELIVERY OF SERVICES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCRETIONARY POWER DONOR ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ETHNIC GROUPS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOREIGN AID GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH WORKERS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCOME INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION FLOWS INITIATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTEGRITY INTEREST GROUPS INTERNAL AUDITORS LACK OF COORDINATION LEADERSHIP LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE MARKETABLE SKILLS MDAS MINISTER MINISTERS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MISTRUST NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS PATRONAGE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PERSONAL GAIN POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL COMPETITION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICIAN POLITICIANS POOR PERFORMANCE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE ETHIC PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM AGENDA REFORM APPROACHES REFORM EFFORTS REFORM OBJECTIVES REFORM PLAN REFORM PROCESS REFORM PROGRAM REFORM STRATEGIES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RULING PARTY SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIC PLANS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX REVENUES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES VESTED INTERESTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16560145/working-grain-reforming-public-service-live-example-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11993