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Article: Reforming the civil service. (includes related article on Uganda's civil service reform)(Reforming Government)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Finance & Development
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 International Monetary Fund. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Civil service reform often meets with resistance because it is seen only as a tool for curbing government spending through personnel and wage cuts. But the true aim of reform is the creation of a skilled and efficient government workforce.
Cost containment is an important aspect of civil service reform. But there are other, equally important, aspects. An efficient and motivated civil service is critical for governance, production and distribution of public goods and services, formulation and implementation of economic policy, and management of public expenditure. The broader aim of civil service reform is, therefore, the creation of a government workforce of the size ...