Improving Government

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Michael Heppell. Improving Government

PACIFIC CHOICE. Improving Government

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

THE ROLE OF THE STATE

Policy Formulation and Regulation

Fiscal Management

Goods and Services

THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT

Legislature, Judiciary, and Executive

Machinery of Government

Core Administrative Capacity

A Chief Minister’s Department

Ministry of Finance or Budget Department

Central Human Resource Agency

Sector Work with Line Agencies and Other Agencies

Decentralization and Municipal Government

THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY

The Pacific Choice

THE PACIFIC CHOICE. Public Sector Reform and the Preparation of a Capacity Development Program

At the government level, strategic issues include governments

Governments can drive a performance improvement program through the central agencies by

Effectiveness of line agencies can be improved by binding them more effectively into their customer base through something like a citizen’s charter and

Civil society could play an important role in improving government effectiveness by

Necessary Conditions for Effective Capacity Development

Positioning for CD Assistance

Country Strategies

A country strategy needs to consider

Funding a Government Performance Improvement Program

Regional Dimension of CD

A Regional Country Strategy-Based CD Action Plan

Conclusion

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By Michael Heppell

Increased interest in capacity development in recent years reflects an acknowledgment of the shortcomings in development assistance over the past 50 years. This has led to calls for approaches that are more systematic and integrated, and which focus more on developing country ownership and achievement of sustainable results. Capacity amounts to the policy, procedures, personnel, institutions, and supporting environment required to effectively deliver development outcomes. In particular, ADB has focused on the ability of the public sector to deliver essential public services, thereby strengthening the compact between government, civil society, and the private sector. Capacity development is much more than just training or skills transfer. It is about effective institutions, a sound unpoliticized policy environment, accountability systems, effective relationships, and appropriate incentives. As noted in this study, capacity development should be firmly rooted in a country’s political economy.

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• Client relations, network and partnership development to draw civil society into working with government to improve performance.

There is a distinction between governance and CD. Governance relates to the way a government conducts its business and is normative. CD raises the capacity of a government to conduct its business more effectively and efficiently.

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