Political commitment to reform: Civil service reform in Swaziland

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1015-1031

  McCourt, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Civil service reform; Political commitment; Selectivity; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REFORM PROCESS;

SWAZILAND;

EID: 0037954255     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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