4. Liberia
Liberia : “Grain Coast”, “Land of the Free”
Founded by The American Colonization Society
Homeland for Freed Black Slaves from the US
Independence-1847
Monrovia-Capital City
Population: 3.6 million (UNDP 2007)
Sixteen Indigenous Tribes
Official Language: English
5. Historical Facts
Founded by The American Colonization Society
Homeland for Freed Black Slaves from the US
Independence-1847
11. ROOT CAUSES OF REFORM
American Government reform was largely due to
public dissatisfaction with government
European Union was mandated to reform due to its
Mission and Vision
Former Soviet Bloc administrative reform went hand
in hand with democratization and political reform
Latin America with repeated economic crises the
failure of “Primera Generacion” of reforms to achieve
economic stability
Sub-Saharan Africa democratization of political
Administration to achieve Economic Growth and
Stability
13. PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORM
Survey conducted in 1999 found that during the
last two decades:
40% of the World’s 123 countries had one major
reform movement
15% had some public management reforms but no
national level initiatives
22% of the world’s largest had 2 or more reform
movements
Most of the Latin American countries have had
one major reform especially with modernization of
the state
14. The Global Government Movement
THREE PHASES:
1. 1980’s – Government concentrated on
economic liberalization and privatization of
state owned enterprises (SOEs, GOCCs)
2. 1990’s- focus on the administrative reform of
core state functions and the building of state
capacity
3. 2000’s- Response to globalization and
technological development and advancement
15. WHY REFORM IN LIBERIA?
FAILED STATE
BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND
ORDER
TRANSITIONAL STATE
16. Pres. Sirleaf says Civil service is the heart
of government business
The Civil Service, with its
bureaucracy and technical skills
and competencies, the President
said, is the heart of government
business. It is in this context, that
the structure, policies, operations
and orientation of the civil service
should be reformed.
18. Resistance to Change
Imperative to Change Elected Leaders
Strengthening Institutional Capacities of
the Legislature
Entrenching Legal and Judicial Reform
CHALLENGES/CONSTRAINTS
19. REFORM MEASURES
GOOD GOVERNANCE
REFORM AS POLICY
STRONG IMPLEMENTATION
FIGHT AGAINST RAMPANT CORRUPTION
STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL SYSTEM
DOWNSIZING/RIGHTSIZING OF CIVIL
SERVICE
LEGISLATION OF LAWS
20. REFORM AREAS
REACTIVATION OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE
APPORTIONMET OF POWER-THREE
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
INCLUSIVENESS OF THE CSOs IN
POLITICAL REALM
SUBSTANTATIVE DEVOLUTION OF
POWER /RESOURCES TO COUNTIES,
DISTRICTS, ETC.
21. WIDER CEATION OF
ENVIRONMENTFOR PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMY
ENHANCEMENT OF THE JUDICIARY
TO BE INDEPENDENT ENACTMENT OF
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW
ESTABLISHMENT OF WATCH DOG
GROUPS
REFORM AREAS
22. ENFOCEMNT OF ETHICAL AND
ACCOUNTABILITY CODES
IMPROVED AX ADMINISTRATION REGIME
PASSAGE OF TELECOMMUNICATIO ACT
PASSAGE OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT ACT
THE CODE OF CONDUCT LAW
AMENDMENT OF THE PENL LAW
REFORM AREAS
23. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VETERANS
BUREAU
CREATION OF TH LIBERIA AIRPORT
AUTHORITY
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
DISSOLUTION OF DORMANT SOEs
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILD OF
TRANSFER (BOT)
REFORM AREAS
24. REMOVAL OF GHOST NAMES FROM
GOV’T PAYROLL
ESTABLISHMENT OF LAND
REFORM COMMISSION
INTRODUCTION OF BIOMETRIC
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
REFORM AREAS
