The Gambia - Improving Civil Service Performance : Public Service Pensions Policy Reform Note

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:22:42Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:22:42Z
dc.date	2010-02-03
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:42:46Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:42:46Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100506001342
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2849
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243206
dc.description	There is a general consensus that The Gambia's civil service has a number of key capacity weaknesses. Pay is too low to hire, motivate and retain key technical and professional staffs. Staffs are not managed to achieve results, neither rewarded for good performance nor sanctioned for poor performance or breaking the rules. Frequent removals and transfers of Government officials have undermined job security and institutional knowledge. The main objective of this report is to outline the results of the analysis of civil service capacity constraints. Based on the analysis, the report presents options to consider for the proposed civil service reform program which the Government plans on preparing. The Personnel Management Office (PMO) drafted a reform strategy in August 2007, the 'public sector reform sector strategy paper 2007-2011,' which can be further developed by incorporating the findings of report. The expected goal of this strategy is to build the capacity of the civil service to formulate policies and allocate resources to implement those policies so as to ensure effective delivery of public services. This report is organized as follows: chapter one identifies the overall capacity constraints in the civil service; chapter two analyzes civil service pay and benefits; chapter three assesses human resource management; chapter four focuses on the education and health sectors; and chapter five summarizes the major findings and proposes reform options and the next steps.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACCRUAL RATE
dc.subject	ACCRUAL RATES
dc.subject	ACTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ARREARS
dc.subject	AVERAGE BENEFIT
dc.subject	AVERAGE BENEFITS
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	BENCHMARK
dc.subject	BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subject	BENEFIT FORMULA
dc.subject	BENEFIT INDEXATION
dc.subject	BENEFIT LEVEL
dc.subject	BENEFIT LEVELS
dc.subject	BENEFIT PAYMENTS
dc.subject	BORROWING REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL GAINS
dc.subject	CASH BALANCES
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVICE PENSION
dc.subject	COMPENSATION
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION RATE
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION RATES
dc.subject	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	COST REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	CREDIBILITY
dc.subject	CREDIT RISKS
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CUSTODY
dc.subject	DEBT BURDEN
dc.subject	DEBT FINANCING
dc.subject	DEBT INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	DEFICITS
dc.subject	DEFINED BENEFIT
dc.subject	DEFINED BENEFIT SCHEME
dc.subject	DEFINED-BENEFIT SCHEME
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject	DISABILITY
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENT
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENTS
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC DEBT
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	FINANCE CORPORATION
dc.subject	FINANCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	FISCAL BURDEN
dc.subject	FUND INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	FUND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDERS
dc.subject	GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT DEBT
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HOLDING
dc.subject	HOME
dc.subject	HOUSING FINANCE
dc.subject	IMPLICIT PENSION DEBT
dc.subject	IMPLICIT PENSION DEBTS
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INCOME SECURITY
dc.subject	INCOME STREAMS
dc.subject	INCOME TAXES
dc.subject	INCOMES
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFLATION INDEXATION
dc.subject	INFLATION RATE
dc.subject	INFLATION RISK
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE RISKS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT RISKS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL ENTITY
dc.subject	LEGAL PROVISION
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY RISKS
dc.subject	LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	LONG-TERM COST
dc.subject	LONG-TERM COSTS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	MANDATORY RETIREMENT
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MULTI-PILLAR SYSTEM
dc.subject	NATIONAL PENSION
dc.subject	NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONAL SCHEMES
dc.subject	OLD-AGE INCOME
dc.subject	OUTPUT
dc.subject	OUTPUTS
dc.subject	OUTSOURCING
dc.subject	PARTIAL INDEXATION
dc.subject	PARTIAL PRICE INDEXATION
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PENSION ASSETS
dc.subject	PENSION BENEFIT
dc.subject	PENSION BENEFITS
dc.subject	PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	PENSION COSTS
dc.subject	PENSION DEBT
dc.subject	PENSION DEBTS
dc.subject	PENSION EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PENSION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	PENSION FUND
dc.subject	PENSION LIABILITIES
dc.subject	PENSION PAYMENTS
dc.subject	PENSION PROVISION
dc.subject	PENSION PROVISIONS
dc.subject	PENSION REFORM
dc.subject	PENSION REFORMS
dc.subject	PENSION RIGHTS
dc.subject	PENSION SCHEME
dc.subject	PENSION SCHEMES
dc.subject	PENSION SPENDING
dc.subject	PENSION SYSTEM
dc.subject	PENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	PENSION WEALTH
dc.subject	PENSIONERS
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	PERSONAL INCOME
dc.subject	PRICE INCREASES
dc.subject	PRICE INDEXATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT MANAGER
dc.subject	PROVIDENT FUND
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC PENSION
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR BORROWING
dc.subject	PUBLIC SYSTEMS
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject	RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject	RATES OF RETURNS
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	REFORM PROGRAM
dc.subject	REGULAR PAYMENTS
dc.subject	REPLACEMENT RATE
dc.subject	REPLACEMENT RATES
dc.subject	RESERVE
dc.subject	RESERVES
dc.subject	RETIREE
dc.subject	RETIREES
dc.subject	RETIREMENT
dc.subject	RETIREMENT AGES
dc.subject	RETIREMENT BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	RETIREMENT BENEFIT
dc.subject	RETIREMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject	RETIREMENT PENSIONS
dc.subject	RETIREMENT PERIOD
dc.subject	RETURNS
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNT
dc.subject	SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SMOOTHING CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL PENSION
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSFER RISKS
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TREASURY
dc.subject	TREASURY SECURITIES
dc.subject	VOLATILITY
dc.subject	WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	WAGE TAXES
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WIDOWS
dc.subject	WILL
dc.title	The Gambia - Improving Civil Service Performance : Public Service Pensions Policy Reform Note
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Sahel
dc.coverage	Gambia, The