This paper surveys the World Bank's experience in supporting developing country civil service reforms and begins to assess the progress made. Between 1981 and 1991, civil service reform was a prominent...
The note focuses on privatization, as one of the bright spots on the, generally bleak, Russian economic landscape. Reformers have been able to implement a "corporatization" program; persuade "insider"...
The emphasis placed by the World Bank in recent years on the major overhaul of developing country economies has accentuated the importance of adequate public sector administrative capacity, especially...