International Public Sector Research

World Bank

This website outlines the work of the Administrative and Civil Service Reform Group (ACSRG). It provides cutting-edge thinking about reform and extensive literature and analyses of country experience. It includes details on a wide range of issues such as: the common problems of reform; how to engage support for reform; designing and implementing reform; public sector structures; personnel management. http://go.worldbank.org/J5MJ0P5HR0

This page provides detailed reports on reform trends over the last 25 years for the following regions: East Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, Africa, OECD. http://go.worldbank.org/615RNM36F0

This page provides country reform summaries for the following fourteen countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, UK, and the USA. http://go.worldbank.org/UKM1VUWUT0

International Civil Service Censuses http://go.worldbank.org/VZNPU6AOM0

This website outlines the work of the Public Sector & Governance Group (PSGG). The two key objectives of the PSGG are to strengthen and deepen the Bank's work on public sector institutional reform, and to design and help implement the Bank's anti-corruption strategy. http://go.worldbank.org/J8RR3IVL30

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CARICAD (Caribbean Centre for Development Administration)

This website is an online resource for information on public sector modernization and management in the Caribbean, and includes a library of freely available reports, presentations and other public documents. http://www.caricad.net/

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Antigua & Barbuda

An UNPAN report on reform strategy regarding e.g. human resource development, legislative reform. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/caricad/unpan008485.pdf

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Australia

Australian Public Service Commission (APSC). The Commission supports improvements in organisational capability, including governance, employment frameworks, strategic capacity and performance. http://www.apsc.gov.au/about/corporateplan.htm

APSC Report, July 2003, "Australian Experience of Public Sector Reform". The areas covered by the report include: The Constitutional & Government framework; legislation; reviews; staffing; leadership; financial reforms & accountability; structural reforms; service delivery. http://www.apsc.gov.au/about/exppsreform.htm

Australian Development Gateway - Public Sector Management. This provides resources and information on public sector reform and management issues, such as decentralisation; accountability; privatisation; equality; governance; HR management. http://www.developmentgateway.com.au/jahia/Jahia/pid/199

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsAustralia.pdf

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Bahamas

The Ministry of the Public Service (MPS) has specific responsibility for Human Resource reform initiatives. http://tinyurl.com/b9aw2s

The Caribbean Ministerial Consultation And Workshop Of Public Sector Modernisation And Development" By The Caribbean Centre For Development Administration (Caricad) http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/CARICAD/UNPAN000703.pdf

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Belgium

"Regulatory Management and Administrative Simplification in Belgium and Flander", 2004. A paper written for Jacobs & Associates, a company that works in regulatory reform. Administrative and regulatory reforms are discussed and evaluated in this paper. http://www.regulatoryreform.com/pdfs/regmanadminsimpbelgflan.pdf

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Brazil

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years. http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsBrazil.pdf

Public Administration Reforms UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Practice Meeting, 2004, Powerpoint presentation, "Administrative Reforms in Modern Brazil". A short summary presentation of some of the reforms of President Lula's government. http://europeandcis.undp.org/uploads/public/file/9B_Francisco%20Gaetani_ppt.ppt

Public Services International Research Unit paper, 2007, "Public Sector Finance for Investment in Infrastructure - some recent developments" Focuses on Brazil's 4 year plan for growth, PAC, and commitments related to public spending, taxation and investment. http://www.psiru.org/reports/2007-04-U-pubinv.doc

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Bulgaria

"Mastering Decentralisation and Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", 2002. A Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) publication. These two chapters are country studies of Bulgaria's public administration and decentralization processes. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch1.pdf
http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch2.pdf

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Canada

The Government of Canada Privy Council Office (PCO) is the hub of public service support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet and its decision-making structures, and is responsible for developing a high-performing and accountable public service. http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsCanada.pdf

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Chile

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsChile.pdf

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China

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsChina.pdf

2001, "Public Administration and Administrative Reform in China for the 21st Century." This UNPAN paper investigates the development of and the problems facing administrative reform in China(I). There is also useful discussion and evaluation of governance paradigms (II & III). http://tinyurl.com/2pedfh

UNPAN paper, 1998, "China's Administrative Reforms in the Economic Transition" The report outlines China's 1998 administrative reforms and the driving forces behind them. http://tinyurl.com/2be3rt

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Croatia

An UNPAN paper called "Croatia Administrative Reform, Innovation and Maintenance". Chapter 1 outlines the existing administrative structure of Croatia and chapter 2 deals with reforms and strategies and plans for the future. http://tinyurl.com/23du8u

"Decentralization of Public Administration in the Republic of Croatia - Reform Process Management". This publication is by the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative based in Hungary. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch3.pdf

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Czech Republic

A SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management in Central and Eastern European Countries) paper, 2002, entitled "Czech Republic Public Service and the Administrative Framework Assessment 2002". The Introduction presents some history of the country's administration and civil service reforms whilst the rest of the document gives in depth information in a question and answer format. http://www.sigmaweb.org/dataoecd/38/28/34963193.pdf

"HR Practices in the Czech Public Administration", 2005. This paper was written for an EGPA (European Group of Public Administration) conference. Human resource management in the Czech Republic is discussed along with ethical analysis. http://kvalitazivota.vubp.cz/prispevky/hr_practices.doc

An UNPAN document, 2000, entitled "Great Expectations, The regional administrative reform in Eastern Central Europe in anticipation of the EU". The Czech Republic is included and the relevant page for this country begins on page 9. http://tinyurl.com/yr86cw

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in the Czech Republic" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_6.PDF

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Denmark

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union”. Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Denmark. Denmark's section begins on page 57 (66 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Estonia

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Estonia", and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_2.PDF

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Finland

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsFinland.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Finland. Finland's section begins on page 60 (69 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

Government Programme of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Second Cabinet, April 2007. Chapter 13.1-.2, page 60-2, is relevant to administrative reform. http://www.government.fi/hallitus/hallitusohjelma/pdf/en.pdf

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France

Website for the Embassy of France in the United States. France's administration reform is outlined here. http://www.ambafrance-us.org/

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including France. France's section begins on page 79 (88 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Gambia

United Nations Development Programme website on the National Governance Programme in Gambia, 2005. The policy objectives of the programme are bullet pointed and the main components of the project are elaborated upon. http://www.ungambia.gm/undp/governance/nationalgovern.htm

"Strategy for Reform of the Local Government System", 1997. An UNPAN document on local government and administrative reforms, with objectives and strategies for implementation. http://tinyurl.com/yoaaav

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Germany

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years. http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsGermany.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Germany. Germany's section begins on page 70 (79 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Ghana

World Bank report reviewing the public sector reform programmes of Anglophonic Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. Each of these countries has embarked upon "second generation" public sector reform programs. This paper compares, contrasts and evaluates these agendas in depth. Includes a very helpful table on pages 28-30 of 5 main targets and the measures taken to achieve them. http://tinyurl.com/c2famv

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Hungary

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsHungary.pdf

"Public Administration Reforms in Hungary", 2004, a paper in the book "Reforming Local Public Administration - Efforts and Perspectives in South-East European Countries" (a Friedrich Ebert Stiftung publication). It takes a look at reorganisation of public administration and issues of decentralisation and regionalisation. The transition since the Soviet-system is charted early on plus innovations at local level. A decent summary of Hungarian public administrative reform. http://www.fes.hr/E-books/pdf/Reforming%20Local%20Public%20Administration/07.pdf

An UNPAN document, 2000, entitled "Great Expectations, The regional administrative reform in Eastern Central Europe in anticipation of the EU". Hungary is included and the relevant page for this country begins on page 3. http://tinyurl.com/yr86cw

"Mastering Decentralisation and Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", 2002. A Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) publication. This chapter is a country study of Hungary's public administration and decentralization processes. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch4.pdf

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Hungary" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_8.PDF

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Iceland

A document by the Icelandic Ministry of Finance called "Restructuring the Public Sector in Iceland: Principles and Progress", 1997. http://www2.stjr.is/en/fjr/docs/nyskip.htm#public

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India

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances acts as a facilitator to improve Government functioning through administrative reforms. It focuses on Government restructuring; process improvement; organisation; grievance handling. The website includes a series of reports on reform initiatives, best practice and governance. http://darpg.nic.in/

The Indian Institute of Public Administration is one of India’s premier institutes for promoting and providing for the study of Public Administration, strengthening Policy Making, and for service delivery. It provides research, training and consultancy in the field of Public Administration. http://www.iipa.ernet.in/

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Italy

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Italy. Italy's section begins on page 73 (82 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

A 2004 Powerpoint presentation by the director of the Office for Innovation of Public Administration in Italy. It is called "Public Sector Reform – The Italian Case". It clearly presents the reforms that have been undertaken. http://www.pogar.org/publications/finances/oecd/fiorenza-psr.pdf

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Jamaica

"Synopses of Ten Best Practices In the Jamaican Civil Service Reforms", 1999. A UNDP report. http://mirror.undp.org/magnet/Docs/psreform/jamaica_ten_best.htm

A UNDP report (1999), "Civil Service Reform in Jamaica". Reforms and their strategies for civil service reform in Jamaica. http://tinyurl.com/2jypmh

"Public Sector Reform Programmes the Jamaican Experience", 2004. Part A of this UNPAN document deals with public sector reform programmes in Jamaica and part B deals with the introduction of a performance management and appraisal system in the public service. http://tinyurl.com/2juvzz

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Jordan

"Case Studies in Best Practices in the Jordan Civil Service Reform for Sustainable Human Development", 1999. (UNDP document) http://mirror.undp.org/magnet/Docs/psreform/jordan_ten_best.htm

"Civil Service Reform for Sustainable Human Development in Jordan", 1999. Chapters 2 and 3 are especially relevant. (UNDP) http://tinyurl.com/yrxtm7

An International Labour Office (ILO) paper, "Public Service Reforms and their Impact on Health Sector Personnel in Jordan", 1999. The objectives of the Five Year Plan 1993-1997 are outlined. The second half of the document discusses the impact of these reforms on personnel working in Jordan's health sector. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/papers/health/pubserv3.pdf

An UNPAN summary of some administrative reforms of the 2002 Administrative Reform Document. The end of page 3, continuing onto page 4 is where the actual reforms are situated. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/caimed/unpan019337.pdf

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Kazakhstan

NISPAcee (the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe) winter newsletter of 2002. Page 6 has an article called "Work Experience Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan". The model that Kazakhstan are employing is outlined. http://tinyurl.com/3b8bot

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Kenya

Case-Study of the Kenya Civil Service Reform (CSR) Programme By: Mr. A Sawe http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/CAFRAD/UNPAN010284.pdf

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Latvia

Page 27 of this document is entitled "Experience of Public Administration Reform in Latvia: Lessons from the past and challenges ahead." Boxes and bullet points neatly set out the reforms in their categories. http://tinyurl.com/3c4hku

"Mastering Decentralisation and Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", 2002. A Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) publication. This chapter is a country study of Latvia's public administration and decentralization processes. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch5.pdf

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Latvia" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_3.PDF

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Lithuania

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Lithuania" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_4.PDF

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Madagascar

"Madagascar: crafting comprehensive reforms", 1991. An article for www.allbusiness.com, it provides details of public sector, fiscal, sectoral, public enterprise and external reform. http://tinyurl.com/2vlznn

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Malawi

Office of the President and Cabinet, which has responsibility for Administration, Human Resource Management and Development, Civil Service Commission, and the Staff Development Institute. http://publishing.eur.nl/ir/repub/asset/1944/2-intro.pdf

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Netherlands

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsNetherlands.pdf

"Administrative Reform, staff participation and involvement in the Netherlands" 2003. A first draft of a paper written by a professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam. It concentrates on the changes in the Dutch public sector surrounding employment and labour relations (decentralisation and normalisation). http://soc.kuleuven.be/io/egpa/HRM/lisbon/steijn.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including the Netherlands. The relevant section begins on page 68 (77 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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New Zealand

New Zealand State Services Commission (NZSSR) is the Government's lead advisor on New Zealand's public management system and works with government agencies to support the delivery of quality services to New Zealanders. The State Services Commission is also one of three central agencies – the others are the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Treasury - responsible for providing leadership, coordination and monitoring across the entire public sector. http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/home.asp

Annual Report of the NZSSR, June 2006 http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/document.asp?docid=5599

NZSSR Report, 2002, "New Zealand's State Sector Reform: A Decade of Change". http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/document.asp?docid=2384&pageno=3

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsNewZealand.pdf

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Nigeria

This website of SERVICOM includes a report entitled "Delivering Service in Nigeria: A Roadmap", which is a "diagnostic audit" of service delivery in Nigeria. Servicom is a social contract between the Federal government of Nigeria and its people, and it gives Nigerians the right to demand good service. http://www.servenigeria.com/

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Papua New Guinea

An UNPAN document entitled "Public Sector Reform in Papua New Guinea and the 1999 Budget" written in 2000. The section subtitled "Public Sector Reform" assesses some of the public sector reforms that are being insisted upon by international aid donors since 1989 and some of the reforms that have taken place. http://tinyurl.com/2ptuxx

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Poland

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsPoland.pdf

"External Sector Reform and Public Enterprise Restructuring", 2000. An International Monetary Fund working paper on the Social Science Research Network website. A subscription is required to view this paper, however subscription/registration is free. Chapter IIIC, pages 13-18, note some of Poland's public enterprise restructuring and fiscal consolidation during the early 1990s. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=879870

"Public Service Reforms and their impact on health sector personnel in Poland", 1999. An International Labour Office paper which details some of the public service reforms in Poland regarding working conditions and employment. The focus of the paper is on these reforms and how they've impacted health sector workers. Chapter 1 is most relevant with numbered and bullet pointed reforms set out along with elaboration. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/papers/health/pubserv5.pdf

An UNPAN document, 2000, entitled "Great Expectations, The regional administrative reform in Eastern Central Europe in anticipation of the EU". Poland is included and the relevant page for this country begins on page 7. http://tinyurl.com/yr86cw

"Mastering Decentralisation and Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", 2002. A Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) publication. This chapter is a country study of Poland's public administration and decentralization processes. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch6.pdf

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Portugal

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) paper on the public sector reforms of Portugal. Modernisation of public management and strategies for achieving change are bullet pointed, and a table is included towards the end of the document summarising the responsibilities of different organisations within the Public Management Improvement initiative. Includes programmes of the latter half of the 1990s. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/41/1910921.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Portugal. Portugal's section begins on page 76 (85 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Republic of Ireland

Bettergov.ie is dedicated to the public modernisation programme for the Irish public service. The website provdes details of past reform initiatives and provides a number publications and resources on them. http://www.bettergov.ie/

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including the Republic of Ireland. The relevant section begins on page 65 (74 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Romania

UNPAN document, "Public Administration in Romanian Law and Administrative Change. Regional Approaches 1925-1998. Numbered reforms and changes as they came about in chronological order. http://tinyurl.com/3e3gzx

"Reform of Public Administration on the Local Level in Romania: Opening the System towards the Citizens." Reforms up until 2004 and also beyond along with ideas for the future are put forward. A Friedrich Ebert Stiftung publication. http://www.fes.hr/E-books/pdf/Reforming%20Local%20Public%20Administration/05.pdf

Document on UNPAN website entitled "The Government's Strategy concerning the Acceleration of Public Administration Reform", 2001. Strategies for reform along with objectives and nature of the reforms themselves. http://tinyurl.com/2ufjc8

A Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik working paper, 2005, "Romanian Central Public Administration and the challenges of Europeanisation". The section "Public Administration Reform: between pressured achievements and on-going duties" is relevant. http://www.swp-berlin.org/common/get_document.php?asset_id=2552

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Rwanda

The Ministry of Public Service and Labour has responsibility to institutionalize an efficient and modern public service management framework. The website describes some of the projects that are currently being undertaken to achieve this. http://www.mifotra.gov.rw/

Rwanda Institute of Administration and Management, provides training, consultancy and research on reform, administration and good governance. http://www.riam.ac.rw/

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Singapore

A UNDP report of ten civil service reforms dating from the early 1970s to the present day PS21 (Public Service for the 21st Century) initiative. (1999) http://mirror.undp.org/magnet/Docs/psreform/singapore_ten_best.htm

A UNDP report entitled "Public Service Reforms in Singapore". Includes civil service and administrative reforms. (1999) http://tinyurl.com/33t487

An UNPAN report "Wielding the Bureaucracy for Results: An Analysis of Singapore's Experience in Administrative Reform", 1996. The first part of the document up to page 8 is relevant, with details of the reforms by the People's Action Party (PAP) in the latter half of the 20th Century. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/EROPA/ARPA-JulDec1997-Quah.pdf

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Slovakia

"Strategy of Public Administration Reform in the Slovak Republic", 1999. This is a paper written by M.E.S.A. 10 – the Centre for economic and social analyses. An in depth paper on reforms in the Slovak Republic. http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00001013/01/str_rvse-DE_LEHET_H_NEM_MESA.pdf

This paper charts the history of administrative reforms from 1990 to present day. http://tinyurl.com/yr86cw

An UNPAN document, 2000, entitled "Great Expectations, The regional administrative reform in Eastern Central Europe in anticipation of the EU". The Slovak Republic is included and the relevant page for this country begins on page 13. http://tinyurl.com/yr86cw

"Mastering Decentralisation and Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe", 2002. A Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) publication. This chapter is a country study of Slovakia's public administration and decentralization processes. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2002/98/Dec-Reform-II-Ch7.pdf

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Slovakia" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_7.PDF

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Slovenia

LGI paper, 2000, called "Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms". This chapter is entitled "Local Government in Slovenia" and discusses local government reform. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/2000/25/Chapter_9.PDF

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South Africa

The Public Service Commission of South Africa (PSC) aims to enhance excellence in governance and promote the delivery of high quality services by investigating, monitoring, evaluating, communicating and reporting on public administration. http://www.psc.gov.za/

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South Korea

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsSouthKorea.pdf

A United Nations Public Administration Network document written in 2000, titled "Administrative Reform in the Korean Central Government: A Case Study of the Dae Jung Kim's Administration". Issues such as reorganisation, agencification and deregulation are included as are strategies and political constraints for these reforms in the late 1990s. http://tinyurl.com/yqeops

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Spain

"Modernizing the Spanish Public Administration or Reform in Disguise", 1990. An extensive history of 20th Century Spanish reforms up until 1990. There is also some discussion of the reasons behind public administration modernisation. http://www.recercat.net/bitstream/2072/1463/1/ICPS20.pdf

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Sri Lanka

Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs, Administration Reform Division, has responsibility to formulate policies and strategies for implementing administrative reform in order to ensure an efficient and effective public service. http://www.pubad.gov.lk/divisions/admin_reforms.php

Public Enterprises Reform Commission http://www.consultants21.com/21/pdfs/4_Tax_Amnesty_2003/d15.pdf

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Sweden

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including Sweden. Sweden's section begins on page 55 (64 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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Switzerland

"Evaluation of New Public Management Reforms in Switzerland: Empirical Results and Reflections on Methodology". http://tinyurl.com/dy9kjuhttp://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/delivery-and-innovation/did-reform/did-best-practice/ni-best-practice-scheme.htm

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Trinidad and Tobago

"Trinidad and Tobago The Case for Public Sector Reform". Chapter 2 of this CARICAD paper is entitled "Public Sector Reform". The launch of the PSRIP (Public Sector Reform Initiation Programme) in 2004 and other initiatives are discussed. Chapter 3 documents challenges to public sector reform. http://www.gdnet.org/cms.php?id=research_paper_abstract&research_paper_id=10822

"Public Sector Reform Programmes and Performance Management In Trinidad and Tobago", 2004. An UNPAN paper with a table of the history of public sector reform initiatives from 1964 to 1992. Current initiatives from 1992 to 2004 follow this table in a clear bullet pointed format. http://tinyurl.com/2u2c26

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Turkey

An introduction to the Local Administration Reform Programme in Turkey, which includes a Powerpoint presentation at the bottom, in either English or Turkish which provides further detail. http://www.lar.gov.tr/introduction.html

Policy documents on the LAR programme in Turkey. Some of the aims of the programmme are outlined. http://www.lar.gov.tr/policydocs.html

A paper by CAIMED (Centre for Administrative Innovation in the Euro-Mediterranean Region", 2004, "Turkey - Administrative Reform, Innovation and Maintenance" http://www.caimed.org/_countries/report/report_turkey_en.pdf

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Uganda

2005 ODI paper, "Targets and Results in Public Sector Management: Uganda Case Study". Chapter 2, pages 3-11, gives details of the public sector reform agenda of Uganda. http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/working_papers/wp205.pdf

"Public Service Reform in Uganda (1989-2002): A Critical Appraisal", an UNPAN paper which lists some public service reforms during this period and clearly discusses them in depth. http://tinyurl.com/2xd2do

A 2004 World Bank paper on governance (p. 6-8) and civil service (p. 8-10) reforms in Uganda, "The Political Economy of Governance Reforms in Uganda" The impacts and implications of these reforms is discussed too. http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/PREMWK2005/poleconomy/Uganda.doc

An article written in 2006 for the German Institute of Global and Area Studies. Entitled "Decentralisation in Uganda: Exploring the Constraints for Poverty Reduction." The main thrust of this article is the political, administrative and fiscal elements of decentralisation (the Ugandan Decentralisation Reform of 1992), followed by a concluding chapter on implications for poverty reduction. http://www.giga-hamburg.de/content/publikationen/pdf/wp31_steiner.pdf

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Ukraine

"Administrative Reform in Ukraine Setting the Agenda", a publication of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative based in Hungary. Public administration reforms in the Ukraine are outlined. http://lgi.osi.hu/publications/1997/19/3.PDF

NISPAcee (the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe) spring newsletter of 1999. The first article is entitled "Public Administration Reform in the Ukraine". The 1998 PAR is reviewed. http://tinyurl.com/336qyf

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United Kingdom

A summary of the public sector reforms that have taken place since 1997. http://www.civilservant.org.uk/csreform.shtml

Northern Ireland Review of Public Administration. This website provides details of a comprehensive examination of the arrangements for the administration and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland that reported in March 2006 http://www.rpani.gov.uk/

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsUK.pdf

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions paper entitled "Public Sector Reform under EMU". "EMU" stands for "The Economic and Monetary Union". Chapter 7 is called "Country Trajectories" and gives overviews of the reforms of different European countries including the United Kingdom. The relevant section begins on page 62 (71 out of 136 in the .pdf document). http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0203.htm

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USA

World Bank summary of public sector reforms over the past 15 years http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/rsUSA.pdf

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Zambia

"Good Governance in Zambia's Public Administration Challenges & Opportunities", 2002. An UNPAN paper charting the history between 1991-2001 of Zambia's public administration, and in the latter half of the article, the changes that have been made. http://tinyurl.com/2o4c48

"Reform and Crisis in Zambia's Public Administration: A Critical Appraisal", 2002. An UNPAN paper giving background to the public administration of the country, and its Public Service Reform Program (PSRP) including its history and aims. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/IDEP/UNPAN002344.pdf

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