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WORKSHOP ON DECENTRALIZING CIVIL SERVANTS

Explore the historical context and differing approaches to decentralizing civil service administration in Africa. Learn about the key elements of the decentralization model and how it aligns with the Evans/Manning framework.

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WORKSHOP ON DECENTRALIZING CIVIL SERVANTS

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  1. WORKSHOP ON DECENTRALIZING CIVIL SERVANTS Panel Comments Wednesday, 9 June 2004

  2. Key Points • Decentralization has a long history • Past strongly influences current approaches to decentralized CS administration • “Default” setting to which system will return if reform momentum waivers

  3. Understanding History • Two distinct approaches in Sub-Saharan Africa: Francophone and Anglophone • Francophone: strong tradition of central administration, so current initiatives are mostly deconcentration, elected local bodies have limited power • Anglophone: pattern of decentralization and reversal stretching back 50 plus years. For many countries this is second time around, mostly delegation • Commonwealth Africa model, with local variations, formed in 1960s/70s

  4. Anglophone decentralization first time around • Municipal government • Native administration • Pre-Independence creation of elected district councils with service delivery responsibilities • Post independence formalization of model • Subversion, reversal or decay in many countries

  5. Key Elements of Approach • Unified local government service • National incomes policy and harmonized pay scales • District plans take lead from national plan • Supervisory role for MinLocGov • Separate arrangements for teachers

  6. How does this map to the Evans/Manning Model? • Budget • Establishment control • Recruitment • Career management • Performance management • Pay policy

  7. Assessing incentive factors • Limited scope for independent policy making by locally elected officials • Pay structures, payroll mechanism, budget funding and career development machinery cause LG staff to ignore elected officials • Local government will always be shaped by national political system

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