Bangladesh : The Experience and Perceptions of Public Officials

This report summarizes the responses of Bangladeshi Class I (highest level) public sector officials to a survey seeking opinions on a number of civil service issues, from personnel management practices to rewards and disciplinary actions, and from employees' sources of income to the budget environment and procurement processes. Survey results show instances in Bangladesh's civil service where professional conduct is perceived to be sacrificed at the expense of personal and political concerns. Surveyed officials express a concern over patronage appointments in the recruitment of Class III and IV staff and unfavorable postings and transfers at the higher level. Corruption, insufficient budgetary allocation, and unpredictable budgets are identified as key impediments to achieving organizational objectives. The report utilizes the survey data to test prior assertions against the survey data. Data is analyzed to establish that institutions do matter for accountability; to explore an empirical association between elements of institutional environment and accountability; and to generate potential accountability payoffs for certain reform interventions. The analyzes show that reduced interference by politicians from outside and within the organizations, less micro-management by very senior civil servants and merit-based recruitment to Class I jobs will be most effective in reducing the perception of pervasive corruption.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Mukherjee, Ranjana, Gokcekus, Omer, Manning, Nick, Landell-Mills, Pierre
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2001-05
Subjects:	AIR, AUTHORITY, AVERAGE AGE, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGETARY ALLOCATION, BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY, BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY, CADRES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SERVICE, CORRUPTION, COUNCILS, COUNTRY RISK GUIDE, DATA ANALYSIS, DECISION-MAKING, DISTRICTS, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC REFORM, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, EMPLOYMENT, EXERCISES, EXPENDITURE, FISCAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN TRADE, FORMAL EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION, GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GROUP INTERVIEWS, HEAD OF STATE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMMIGRATION, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INFORMAL PAYMENTS, INSOLVENCY, INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT, INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR FORCE, LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MANAGERS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONS, PARLIAMENT, PARTNERSHIP, POLICY CREDIBILITY, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY MAKING, POLITICIANS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIME MINISTER, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC POWER, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC SERVICE, REAL TERMS, REFORM EFFORTS, REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY, RETIREMENT, SAMPLE SIZE, SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, SERVICE DELIVERY, STATE POWER, STATE RESOURCES, SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, TRADE POLICY, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSITION PROCESS, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, WASTE, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346296/bangladesh-experience-perceptions-public-officials http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13861
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