Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector?
Public sectors in the Pacific Islands are frequently described as being 'too big' and as 'crowding out' private sector economic activity. Reducing their size, it follows, would provide much-needed space for private sector expans...
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okr-10986-206152021-04-23T14:03:59Z Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? Horscroft, Virginia ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS BARRIERS TO ENTRY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CAPITAL STOCK COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRAINED RESOURCES COST OF CAPITAL DEBT DEFICITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC REVENUE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCY GAINS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTS EXTERNAL LOANS FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE HIGHER EXPENDITURE INCOME INCOME LEVELS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMICS MONETARY POLICY NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME PICS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATISATION OF STATE PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION INPUTS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC PERSONNEL PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PROVIDERS PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM PROGRAMS REGULATORY REGIMES RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURNS TO CAPITAL ROADS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SERVICES TAX TAX BURDEN TAX REVENUES TAXATION TAXATION RATES TOTAL EXPENDITURE TRADE POLICY UNEMPLOYMENT VARIABLE COSTS WEALTH Public sectors in the Pacific Islands are frequently described as being 'too big' and as 'crowding out' private sector economic activity. Reducing their size, it follows, would provide much-needed space for private sector expansion and result in higher levels of economic growth. This paper addresses these issues, arguing that there is not a good case for supposing that public sectors in the Pacific Islands are excessively large, when the challenges of public administration and public service delivery in such small, remote, dispersed, and divided states are taken into account. Rather than being preoccupied with their size, it would be more useful to focus on whether the resources available to their public sectors are being used efficiently and effectively to provide an adequate range and quality of administrative functions and public services. The paper also argues that, at a general level, the case for crowding out in the Pacific Islands is not particularly compelling, and that it would be more useful to focus on the trade-offs for the private sector of public sector engagement in any given administrative function or area of service delivery. In light of the arguments put forward, the paper sets out the key elements of a refocused agenda on public sector reform in the Pacific Islands. 2014-12-03T15:57:36Z 2014-12-03T15:57:36Z 2014-11-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20372972/public-sectors-pacific-islands-too-big-crowd-out-private-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20615 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7102 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific |
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Public sectors in the Pacific Islands
are frequently described as being 'too big' and as
'crowding out' private sector economic activity.
Reducing their size, it follows, would provide much-needed
space for private sector expansion and result in higher
levels of economic growth. This paper addresses these
issues, arguing that there is not a good case for supposing
that public sectors in the Pacific Islands are excessively
large, when the challenges of public administration and
public service delivery in such small, remote, dispersed,
and divided states are taken into account. Rather than being
preoccupied with their size, it would be more useful to
focus on whether the resources available to their public
sectors are being used efficiently and effectively to
provide an adequate range and quality of administrative
functions and public services. The paper also argues that,
at a general level, the case for crowding out in the Pacific
Islands is not particularly compelling, and that it would be
more useful to focus on the trade-offs for the private
sector of public sector engagement in any given
administrative function or area of service delivery. In
light of the arguments put forward, the paper sets out the
key elements of a refocused agenda on public sector reform
in the Pacific Islands. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Horscroft, Virginia |
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Horscroft, Virginia |
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Horscroft, Virginia |
| title |
Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? |
| title_short |
Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? |
| title_full |
Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? |
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Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? |
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Public Sectors in the Pacific Islands : Are They 'Too Big' and Do They 'Crowd Out' the Private Sector? |
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public sectors in the pacific islands : are they 'too big' and do they 'crowd out' the private sector? |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20372972/public-sectors-pacific-islands-too-big-crowd-out-private-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20615 |
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