Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia
This paper examines public sector size and performance management in post-revolution Tunisia, drawing on macro-empirical, legal, and qualitative analyses. The paper first shows that public sector employment figures and the wage bill have increased...
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ADVANCEMENT CAREER CAREER INCENTIVES CAREERS CIVIL SERVICE COMPENSATION PACKAGES CONTINUING EDUCATION DECISION MAKING DISMISSAL DISMISSALS EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FUTURE RESEARCH GRADE INFLATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER_EDUCATION HIRING HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCOME INFLATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR UNION LABOR UNIONS LAYOFFS LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MORALE OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS PROMOTION PROMOTIONS PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR GROUP PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES RECRUITING RECRUITMENT REFORM PROGRAMS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PROGRAM SAFETY NET SALARY INCREASES SCHOOLS SENIORITY SERVANTS SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER STAFF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRIKES TAX TAX REVENUES TEACHER TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL WAGE TRAINING COURSE TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE BILL WAGE GAP WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE PLANNING WORKFORCE REDUCTION |
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ADVANCEMENT CAREER CAREER INCENTIVES CAREERS CIVIL SERVICE COMPENSATION PACKAGES CONTINUING EDUCATION DECISION MAKING DISMISSAL DISMISSALS EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FUTURE RESEARCH GRADE INFLATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER_EDUCATION HIRING HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCOME INFLATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR UNION LABOR UNIONS LAYOFFS LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MORALE OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS PROMOTION PROMOTIONS PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR GROUP PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES RECRUITING RECRUITMENT REFORM PROGRAMS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PROGRAM SAFETY NET SALARY INCREASES SCHOOLS SENIORITY SERVANTS SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER STAFF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRIKES TAX TAX REVENUES TEACHER TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL WAGE TRAINING COURSE TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE BILL WAGE GAP WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE PLANNING WORKFORCE REDUCTION Brockmeyer, Anne Khatrouch, Maha Raballand, Gael Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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This paper examines public sector size
and performance management in post-revolution Tunisia,
drawing on macro-empirical, legal, and qualitative analyses.
The paper first shows that public sector employment figures
and the wage bill have increased significantly since the
2011 revolution, but that this represents merely an
acceleration of the previous trend. The paper then examines
de jure and de facto performance management in
Tunisia's public sector, covering incentives through
recruitment, evaluation, compensation, and promotion. The
examination shows that Tunisia's legal framework is
well-designed for recruiting the most skilled candidates
into the public sector and promoting the most
high-performing employees. De facto, the link between an
employee's performance and evaluation, compensation,
and promotion is weak. Performance evaluation is virtually
nonexistent and promotions are automatic or awarded through
a process that emphasizes seniority over performance. This
is particularly true during the post-revolution period, in
which a number of ad-hoc arrangements multiplied divergences
between the legal basis for performance management and its
application. These ad-hoc changes allowed the state to act
as employer of last resort, significantly increasing direct
(noncompetitive) recruitment and regularizing temporary
staff. The increase in and proliferation of allowances have
added to the complexity of the compensation system. In a
qualitative review of past reform attempts, the paper
demonstrates that reformers had identified the weaknesses of
Tunisia's public sector performance system as early as
1989, but failed to achieve major change. |
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Brockmeyer, Anne Khatrouch, Maha Raballand, Gael |
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Brockmeyer, Anne Khatrouch, Maha Raballand, Gael |
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Brockmeyer, Anne |
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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia |
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public sector size and performance management : a case study of post-revolution tunisia |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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okr-10986-211452021-04-23T14:04:01Z Public Sector Size and Performance Management : A Case Study of Post-Revolution Tunisia Brockmeyer, Anne Khatrouch, Maha Raballand, Gael ADVANCEMENT CAREER CAREER INCENTIVES CAREERS CIVIL SERVICE COMPENSATION PACKAGES CONTINUING EDUCATION DECISION MAKING DISMISSAL DISMISSALS EARLY RETIREMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT POLICIES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FUTURE RESEARCH GRADE INFLATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER_EDUCATION HIRING HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCOME INFLATION JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR UNION LABOR UNIONS LAYOFFS LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MORALE OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS PROMOTION PROMOTIONS PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR GROUP PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BILL PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICES RECRUITING RECRUITMENT REFORM PROGRAMS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PROGRAM SAFETY NET SALARY INCREASES SCHOOLS SENIORITY SERVANTS SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER STAFF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRIKES TAX TAX REVENUES TEACHER TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL WAGE TRAINING COURSE TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE BILL WAGE GAP WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE PLANNING WORKFORCE REDUCTION This paper examines public sector size and performance management in post-revolution Tunisia, drawing on macro-empirical, legal, and qualitative analyses. The paper first shows that public sector employment figures and the wage bill have increased significantly since the 2011 revolution, but that this represents merely an acceleration of the previous trend. The paper then examines de jure and de facto performance management in Tunisia's public sector, covering incentives through recruitment, evaluation, compensation, and promotion. The examination shows that Tunisia's legal framework is well-designed for recruiting the most skilled candidates into the public sector and promoting the most high-performing employees. De facto, the link between an employee's performance and evaluation, compensation, and promotion is weak. Performance evaluation is virtually nonexistent and promotions are automatic or awarded through a process that emphasizes seniority over performance. This is particularly true during the post-revolution period, in which a number of ad-hoc arrangements multiplied divergences between the legal basis for performance management and its application. These ad-hoc changes allowed the state to act as employer of last resort, significantly increasing direct (noncompetitive) recruitment and regularizing temporary staff. The increase in and proliferation of allowances have added to the complexity of the compensation system. In a qualitative review of past reform attempts, the paper demonstrates that reformers had identified the weaknesses of Tunisia's public sector performance system as early as 1989, but failed to achieve major change. 2015-01-07T21:59:17Z 2015-01-07T21:59:17Z 2015-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23179114/public-sector-size-performance-management-case-study-post-revolution-tunisia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21145 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7159 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 Middle East and North Africa Tunisia |