Public Sector Reforms in Africa: What Lessons have we Learnt?

Karyeija, Gerald Kagambirwe

doi:10.1080/08039410.2011.635378

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“…Although African governments have embarked on public sector transformation with human capital development as part of its aims (Karyeija, 2012;Wohlgemuth et al 1998), a legitimate question can be asked about the human resource capacity of the institutions and organizations dedicated to implementing the reforms. As a continent that is reported to have many ineffective organizations and institutions (Easterly & Levine, 1997;Nsouli, 2000;Wohlgemuth et al 1998), SSA needs the support of relevant professionals with the knowledge, skills and ability to develop and utilise the potential of its people in a systematic and professional way to ensure the achievement of SDG-related HCD goals.…”

Section: Integrating Macro and Micro Perspectives On Human Capital Dementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Africa has an essential need for extra capacity at institutional and organizational levels to convert the potential advantages of its global economic and political integration into economic and social development (Karyeija, 2012;North, 1990). The two critical capacities for social and economic development are human capacity and organizational capacity (Wohlgemuth et al 1998).…”

Section: Institutional and Organizational Capacities For Africa's Devmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On a continent where paper qualifications count for a lot, HR practitioners will not be taken seriously by line managers and colleagues who practice their trade unless they are backed up by a relevant professional or academic qualification. The fourth challenge faced by HR practitioners is the lack of strong institutional frameworks and regulation to guide employment relations (Karyeija, 2012;Wohlgemuth et al 1998). No profession can practice and thrive in its trade without strong institutions to regulate the activities which the profession caters for.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Under these circumstances, where there is no clear boundary to ensure the protection of the credibility of genuine HR professionals, it is very difficult to develop and professionalise HR practice. tradition, and ineffective management of tribal and religious diversity at the workplace level (Brunetti, et al 1998;Budhwar & Debrah 2004;Kamoche et al 2004;Karyeija, 2012;Okpara & Wynn 2008;Pedersen & McCormick, 1999;van Donge;Henley & Lewis, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developing human capital in Africa: carving a role for human resource professionals and practitioners

Mamman

Kamoche

Zakaria

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Human Resource Development International

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Africa is a continent with remarkable economic potential yet the least developed largely due to its inadequate human capital to transform this potential into social and economic development. The focus on provision of classroom education as the cornerstone of human capital development in Africa has not produced the desirable outcomes expected. We see an important role in this process within the workplace, and thus argue that the role of Human Resource (HR) professionals in Human Capital development in Africa deserves serious attention. The paper outlines why and how HR professionals can contribute to the development of Africa's human capital. It also highlights the challenges HR professionals will face and the competencies they will need to address the challenges. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research.

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Section: Integrating Macro and Micro Perspectives On Human Capital Dementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutional and Organizational Capacities For Africa's Devmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges To Hr Professionals In Africamentioning

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Developing human capital in Africa: carving a role for human resource professionals and practitioners

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Kamoche

Zakaria

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Human Resource Development International

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“…Domestic factors such as the change of government, natural disasters, and citizens" demand on their government for reforms are capable of causing policy transfer to occur not only international pressures. In Africa, politicians and political parties use policy transfer and public sector reforms as campaign strategies for winning elections (Karyeija, 2012;Alabi, 2012;Lipsky, 2010, Anonymous, 2018. When there is agreement between the global pressure for change and the local desire for reform; career public servants, political parties, academics, and policy experts are engaged in policy transfer from the international arena into their political systems across Africa (Afinotan, 2014;Bates & Krueger, 1993;Peck & Theodore, 2001).…”

Section: The Third Wave Literature On Policy Transfer: a New Wave Thamentioning

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Policy Transfer: A Classification of the Extant Literature into Waves, A Critique of the Existing Waves and A Proposal for a New Wave

Benson

2021

JPAG

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This paper presents a critical review of the extant literature on policy transfer. The aim is to classify transfer literature into waves, highlight the problems with the existing waves and propose a new wave that addresses the limitations in the extant literature. The purpose is to make theoretical contribution to the literature on policy transfer especially in the areas that the existing waves have ignored. The first part of the paper is organised around concepts associated with the extant literature on the first wave of policy transfer. The focus is on the work of Rose (1991, 1993) on lessons drawing as a driver to Dolowitz and Marsh (1996, 2000) famous literature on policy transfer. This is then followed by the second wave of policy transfer literature. The focal point of the second wave is a critique of the literature on the first wave of policy transfer. Following on for this second wave of policy transfer literature is a new wave that addresses the problems raised in the extant literature on the first and second waves of policy transfer. This is important because it provides the opportunity to cover the limitations of the first and second waves literature on policy transfer and make theoretical contributions.

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The perils of a bureaucratic fad in Africa: Examining the effects of the agencification of the state apparatus in Gabon

Ofoulhast-Othamot

2022

Public Admin & Development

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The paradigmatic ascent of the new public management (NPM) doctrine in the 1980s was a joyful moment for advocates of market‐led public sector reforms. Four decades later, following disappointing results, the NPM is no longer dominant. Pending the emergence of a new leading paradigm, however, NPM‐inspired reforms are still being pursued in several nations worldwide. The central African nation of Gabon is one of those. For 8 years, it pursued an unsuccessful program of agencification of the state apparatus reportedly to create a “modern” public bureaucracy that would support economic modernization. This article provides the first scholarly analysis of the effects of this program. It shows that agencification fundamentally undermined the fragile foundations of the Gabonese administrative state. The magnitude of the damage to the state apparatus stands as the key finding of this study. This outcome further strengthens the case against an uncritical adoption of exogenously‐developed public sector reforms.

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Public Sector Reforms in Africa: What Lessons have we Learnt?

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Developing human capital in Africa: carving a role for human resource professionals and practitioners

Developing human capital in Africa: carving a role for human resource professionals and practitioners

Policy Transfer: A Classification of the Extant Literature into Waves, A Critique of the Existing Waves and A Proposal for a New Wave

The perils of a bureaucratic fad in Africa: Examining the effects of the agencification of the state apparatus in Gabon

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