Progress in Public Management in the Middle East and North Africa
Subtitle: Case Studies on Policy Reform
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9789264082076
Subjects: Governance
Description: The MENA-OECD Governance Programme supports public sector reform in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Since its inception in 2003, the programme has helped the region to improve institutions for good governance through continuous policy review and reform. The need to accelerate economic growth has been the primary impetus, but MENA governments are increasingly implementing reform to improve public sector performance and to meet citizens’ needs for higher quality education and health care, a safer and cleaner environment, and transparent and responsive government. Going forward, reforms will also be driven by equity and sustainability concerns. This report offers a perspective on the progress made in public management in the MENA region since 2005. It reviews achievements in implementing public governance reform in nine areas: human resource management, public finance, integrity, regulation and law drafting, administrative simplification, e-government, public-private partnerships, gender, and water resource management. The report presents case studies on key policy reforms and outlines common characteristics across the region as well as the specific conditions and circumstances in MENA countries and economies.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: Abbreviations and Acronyms; title: Executive Summary; title: Overall Strategies for Public Governance Reform in the MENA Region; title: Public Employment and Reform of Human Resources Management in MENA Countries; title: Public Finance Management Trends in the MENA Region; title: Enhancing Integrity in Public Administration; title: Ensuring High Quality Regulation; title: Cutting the Red Tape; title: Achievements in E-Government; title: Ensuring the Efficient Use of Public-private Partnerships in MENA Countries; title: Addressing Gender in Public Management; title: The Challenges of Water Governance in MENA Countries; title: Conclusion; title: Annex.