ROOT, Hilton L <br/><br/>
Public admnistration reform in Sri Lank 

 - New York :  Marcel Dekker,  2001 
<br/><br/> In 1996, the government of Sri Lanka enlisted the jelp of international consultants to address significant weaknesses in the country`s public administration.Their study focused on reorganization of public administration structures, rationalization of public sector cadres and introduction of results-based management systems and procedures. The analysis focused on five main topics:consolidation of core strategic functions in the President`s office; improvement of the policy coordination process at cabinet and ministerial levels; separation of poliby-making, service delivery and regulatory functions of public administration; enhcancing the effectiveness of line ministries grhough realigning tasks; and introduction of a results-based management system that links resource inputs with well-defined outputs of departments and offices. The urgency of public service reform has been an issue on the national agenda for smoe time. Until hte institucional capacity and effectiveness of the public administration system is upgraded, the credibility of government efforts to bring abaout more liberal and competitive market environment will be seriously in doubt. the recommendations in this article can be extended beyond Sri Lank, serving as a general model of civil service reform for other South Asian nations