"The State of Public Service", OECD Publishing, 2008
Over the past 20 years, the management of the public service
has changed tremendously in most OECD countries. First, governments
have tried to reduce the size of their public employment to
decrease the costs of producing government services, either
directly or indirectly by contracting out the production of
services to the private sector under the assumption that it would
be more efficient. Second, in many cases, governments have tried to
apply general good management principles to the management of
public employees. As a consequence, many areas of public employment
have lost their uniqueness and have become quite similar to the
general employment system in the different countries. This book
takes stock of the main changes in the management of public
services across OECD countries. It also examines how countries
manage to find a balance between, on the one hand, attention to
fundamental values such as fairness, equity, justice and social
cohesion to maintain political confidence in the government system
as a whole and, on the other hand, a focus on efficiency,
productivity and effectiveness.
Table of contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. Employment Numbers and Compensation Costs - Changes over the Past Ten Years
Chapter 2. Towards Employment Conditions in Central Governments that Are Closer to General Employment Rules
Chapter 3. The Delegation of Human Resource Management in the Public Service of Central Governments
Chapter 4. Managing the Performance of Employees in Central Governments
Chapter 5. The Delegation and Individualisation of Pay for Employees of Central Governments
Chapter 6. The Senior Management in the Public Service of Central Governments
Annex A. HRM Composite Indicators - Construction, Weighting and Theoretical Framework
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