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Institutional reform in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Phillips Adedotun O.
Publication year - 1991
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.4230110309
Subject(s) - decentralization , professionalization , civil service , incentive , strengths and weaknesses , government (linguistics) , public administration , service (business) , civil servants , political science , business , economics , politics , public service , law , psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , marketing , microeconomics
Abstract The Nigerian military government set up a panel in 1985 to reform the Federal Civil Service. This panel discovered the following weaknesses, among others: lack of measurable objectives; inadequate evaluations; mismanagement of time; inadequate facilities; disorganization; personnel mismanagement; and overcentralization. It proposed a number of measures to deal with these weaknesses including: decentralization; reorganization; professionalization; more careful evaluations; and appropriate incentives. While these proposals remain unimplemented, structured regular reviews of the civil service should continue.