The Politicization of Bureaucracies in Developing Countries: St. Kitts-Nevis, A Case Study

Simmonds, Keith C.

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“…Scherpereel (2004) argues that the politicization of public administration is a key feature of communist regimes. With the nomenklatura system, political and administrative positions are intertwined under the control of the communist party (Gazsó, 1992) and the administrative machinery is not distinct from political structures (Simmonds, 1985, p. 60). Moreover, the appointment of any positions in the administration is subject to the discretion and the approval of the communist party (GrzymañA‐Busse, 2003; Meyer‐Sahling & Mikkelsen, 2016).…”

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“…The literature on the politicization of the civil service so far focuses heavily on Western democracies, particularly studies of the US (Bach & Veit, 2018; Beamish, 2018; Dahlström & Niklasson, 2013; Eichbaum & Shaw, 2008; Ennser‐Jedenastik, 2016; Kopecký et al., 2016; Krause et al., 2006; Lavertu & Moynihan, 2013; Moynihan & Roberts, 2010; Peters, 2004). By contrast, similar research about developing countries and authoritarian regimes is relatively underdeveloped (Kearney, 1986, 1988; Simmonds, 1985). These studies focus more on (personal) patronage with patron‐client relationships than on party patronage (Blunt et al., 2012; Hodder, 2014; Turner, 2013).…”

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“…countries and authoritarian regimes is relatively underdeveloped (Kearney, 1986(Kearney, , 1988Simmonds, 1985). These studies focus more on (personal) patronage with patron-client relationships than on party patronage (Blunt et al, 2012;Hodder, 2014;Turner, 2013).…”

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The politicization of civil service recruitment and promotion in Vietnam

Duong

2021

Public Admin & Development

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Literature about the politicization of civil service recruitment and promotion generally treats loyalty and competence as being mutually exclusive and considers politicization to have negative consequences. While these studies focus mainly on multi-party democratic regimes, studies in other political settings like Vietnam show that the conventional wisdom is controversial. Under the sole control of the communist party, Vietnam's civil service recruitment and promotion are highly politicized, and yet it has become more merit-based. By analyzing this distinctive trajectory, this research shows that the conventional understandings of politicization need to be reconceptualized to include the combination of political and meritbased criteria and the intervention of the political party. Additionally, while problems with politicization are inevitable, potentially positive aspects of politicization in authoritarian regimes, including stronger political leadership, better responsive competency, and improving efficient governance, should not be overlooked. This research also contributes to studies about the effects of politicization on development in developmental states.

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