The Contract System of Employment for Senior Government Officials: Experiences from the Pacific
Synopsis
This publication reviews the effects of the reforms implemented under the ‘new public management’ programme on the roles and conditions of service of permanent secretaries in the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. These countries introduced the contract system of employment, and their experiences highlight the importance of acknowledging context in considering the implications of the contract system, and the challenges of implementation.
Chapters
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Foreword
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Abbreviations and acronyms
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Summary
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Contextual Background of the Study
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The Contract System of Employment in Selected Pacific Nations
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Potential of a Contract System of Employment in the Pacific
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Conclusion
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References
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Appendix A: Personnel consulted during field visits
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Appendix B: Characteristics of Pacific public services visited
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Appendix C: Features of the contract system
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Appendix D: Linkage between contract employment and a performance management system
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Appendix E: Management approach used in ministries/departments
Published
5 July 2011
Online ISSN
2310-2012
Categories
Copyright (c) 2011 Commonwealth Secretariat
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.