Country report : public service reform in Matla, 1988-95: lessons to be learned
By: POLIDANO, Charles
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ArticlePublisher: Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, October 1996Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 9, 4, p. 459-480Abstract: Malta's latest round of administrative reform has produced mixed results. While it has achieved more than any previous initiative, vital elements of the reform program have not been carried out and results have fallen short of initial expectations.Abstract: The reform initiative yields a number of lessons, some of which have already been brought to lightthe need to keep the reform agenda small, the need for sustained political backingand others which are less well known, such as the difficulty of creating an effective authority to direct reform, and the drawbacks to giving reform agencies lavish funding and a high profile.
Malta's latest round of administrative reform has produced mixed results. While it has achieved more than any previous initiative, vital elements of the reform program have not been carried out and results have fallen short of initial expectations.
The reform initiative yields a number of lessons, some of which have already been brought to lightthe need to keep the reform agenda small, the need for sustained political backingand others which are less well known, such as the difficulty of creating an effective authority to direct reform, and the drawbacks to giving reform agencies lavish funding and a high profile.
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