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Administrative reform in Haiti: Problems, progress and prospects
Author(s) -
GarciaZamor JeanClaude,
MayoSmith Ian
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.4230030104
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , commission , restructuring , public administration , decentralization , public service , remuneration , government (linguistics) , service (business) , business , political science , politics , finance , law , linguistics , philosophy , marketing
Abstract A growing awareness among officials in Haiti of the need for public service reforms has resulted in the reorganization and revitalization of the country's Administrative Reform Commission ( Commission Administrative ). At present there is no uniformity in organization, procedures, regulations or remuneration between the different government agencies. The bureaucrats have little security and the bureaucracy is completely dominated by the executive branch of government. Coupled with this, owing largely to the budgeting system, the public service has developed into virtually two separate services, one dealing with development and the other with recurrent tasks. The number of public servants has doubled in the past decade. The Administrative Reform Commission has identified its priorities including the creation of a unified career service system, a restructuring of the bureaucracy and decentralization. This article comments on the Commission's proposals and the problems of implementing them.