Public Service Reform in Post-Conflict Societies

IF 8.7 1区 经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2020-12-24 DOI:10.1093/WBRO/LKAA007
J. Blum, D. Rogger
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Building a capable public service is a key component of post-conflict state building. An effective public service is fundamental to the regulation of society, to managing public funds, and to service delivery. Yet in post-conflict environments, there is typically a tradeoff between the long-term objective of state building and securing the peace in the short term. To buy peace, political elites hand out public jobs and resources to constituents regardless of merit. Donors frequently rely on “parallel” project delivery structures rather than public servants to address citizens’ pressing service delivery needs. Both of these practices may achieve short-term objectives but undermine state building. In the face of these trade-offs, how can capable public services be built in post-conflict societies? This paper aims to summarize the evidence base regarding this question. It does so by reviewing the evidence from post-conflict settings, and by discussing the validity of findings on public service reform from non-conflict settings. Given the distinctive tradeoffs invoked by securing the peace, and limited prior research on post-conflict settings, this topic presents a wide-open research agenda.
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冲突后社会的公共服务改革
建立有能力的公共服务是冲突后国家建设的一个关键组成部分。有效的公共服务是社会监管、公共资金管理和服务提供的基础。然而,在冲突后环境中,国家建设的长期目标和短期内确保和平之间通常存在权衡。为了购买和平,政治精英们不计功绩地向选民提供公共工作和资源。捐助者经常依靠“平行”的项目交付结构,而不是公务员来满足公民迫切的服务交付需求。这两种做法都可能实现短期目标,但会破坏国家建设。面对这些权衡,如何在冲突后社会建立有能力的公共服务?本文旨在总结这一问题的证据基础。它审查了冲突后环境中的证据,并讨论了非冲突环境中公共服务改革调查结果的有效性。鉴于确保和平所需的独特权衡,以及之前对冲突后环境的研究有限,本主题提出了一个广泛开放的研究议程。
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