Paradigms and Public Sector Reform: Public Administration of Bhutan

263 Pages·2016·3.5 MB·English

by  Lhawang Ugyel (auth.)

Paradigms &
Public Sector
Reform
Public Administration of Bhutan
Lhawang Ugyel
Paradigms and Public Sector Reform
Lhawang   Ugyel
Paradigms and Public
Sector Reform
Public Administration of Bhutan
Lhawang   Ugyel
Australian National University
Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-40279-6 ISBN 978-3-319-40280-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40280-2
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ONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
Part I Public Administration of Bhutan 1 5
2 Paradigms of Public Administration 17
3 Ideal Types in Public Administration 5 3
4 Bhutan’s Approach to Public Administration
from Modernisation to the New Millennium 7 3
5 The Position Classifi cation System and Bhutan’s Public
Administration in a New Era of Governance 9 5
Part II I mplementation and Evaluation of the Position
Classifi cation System Reforms 123
6 Evaluating the Position Classifi cation System 1 25
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7 Dynamics of the Position Classifi cation System Reforms 161
8 Dynamics of Public Sector Reforms 197
9 Conclusion 2 19
Appendices 235
Index 2 43
L F
IST OF IGURES
Fig. 1.1 A dministrative Map of Bhutan 4
Fig. 6.1 W hat is your perception of the PCS? (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 133
Fig. 6.2 W hat do you think was the overall effect of the
PCS on the civil service? (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 134
Fig. 6.3 O pportunities for feedback (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 138
Fig. 6.4 M easures to ensure successful transition in place (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 1 40
Fig. 6.5 I mplementation of PCS as per Policy Document
and Manual (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 142
Fig. 6.6 P erceptions of Positions and Occupational Groups (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 144
Fig. 6.7 P erceptions of the Recruitment, Selection
and Promotion System (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 147
Fig. 6.8 P erceptions of HRD System (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 149
Fig. 6.9 A dequate support and resources are provided
to achieve the performance targets (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 151
Fig. 6.10 P erceptions of the Remuneration and
Benefi t System (%)
Source: Author’s own compilation 154
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x LIST OF FIGURES
Fig. 7.1 C ultural dimensions for Bhutan
Source: Author’s own compilation 182
Fig. 8.1 P ublic sector reform trajectories
Source: Author’s own compilation 198
Appendix Fig. A R esponses based on location 2 39
L T
IST OF ABLES
Table 3.1 Ideal types of public administration 5 5
Table 4.1 Seniority-based promotions under the
Cadre System 8 6
Table 4.2 Fitting the Bhutanese administrative system
pre-2006 within the ideal types of public
administration 8 8
Table 5.1 Objectives and aspects of the PCS 1 04
Table 5.2 Major occupational groups 1 05
Table 5.3 Fitting the Bhutanese Administrative system
post-2006 within the ideal types of public
administration 118
Table 6.1 Summary of key fi ndings 1 56
Appendix Table A D escription of respondents to the in-depth
interviews 235
Appendix Table B R espondents by agency 2 37
Appendix Table C R egression results of the responses 2 40
Appendix Table D R espondents to the VSM 2008 by agency
in Australia 241
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