Key Principles of Public Sector Reforms

Dr Joan Nwasike is Adviser and Head of Public Sector Governance Unit at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Dunstan Maina is Public Administration Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat.

• Foreword Preface AcknowledgementsAbbreviations and Acronyms1. Principle 1: A New Pragmatic and Results-oriented Framework 1.1 Measuring organisational productivity in the public service 1.2 Transforming government delivery in Tanzania: Big Results Now! Notes 2. Principle 2: Clarification of Objectives and Administrative Structures2.1 Effective policy design and implementation in Rwanda: From vision to action and impact Notes References3. Principle 3: Intelligent Political Strategies and Engagement3.1 Developing trust between politicians and administrators in developing small states(St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Saint Lucia)3.2 Coalition governments in Trinidad and TobagoNotesReferences4. Principle 4: Goal-oriented Competencies and Skills Development4.1 India: The Union Public Service Commission4.2 The Ghana Public Services CommissionNotesReferences5. Principle 5: Experimentation and Innovation5.1 Huduma Kenya — implementing innovation and measuring impact: Public service delivery innovations5.2 Seychelles e-Government development and implementation: Lessons for small island developing statesNotesReferences6. Principle 6: Professionalisation and Improved Morale6.1 What does it mean to be a professional?6.2 Professionalisation, motivation and morale improvement in the public service in Kenya: The role of the Public Service Commission6.3 Cameroon. Devolution of state human resource managementNotesReference7. Principle 7: A Code of Conduct for Public Sector Ethics7.1 Code of conduct for public servants in St Vincent and the Grenadines8. Principle 8: Effective and Pragmatic Anti-corruption Strategies8.1 The fight against corruption in Commonwealth Africa: Overview of progressNotesReferences