The Public Administration Challenge of the Liberian Poverty Reduction Strategy: Opportunities and Solutions for the S.E.A. Protocol
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the nation of Liberia finds itself at a crossroads in its development. Having identified strategic civil and administrative goals, governmental leaders are now faced with the impending challenges presented in the realization of these goals. Public administrations primary purpose is to provide effective and efficient civic service that facilitates progress toward society goals. The adoption of structured administrative practice can be vital in resourcefully and economically achieving government objectives such as those laid out in Liberias Poverty Reduction Plan. Strengthening governance and the rule of law in Liberian government is another significant goal which can be realized through the practice of sound public administration theory. The ability of civil service to operate in such a manner is greatly dependent on the scope of its government or institutions. Analysis of a number of uniquely public administration case studies reveals that a lack of performance standards is often a key organizational hindrance. The examination of case studies and public administration theory led to the development of the strategic Selection-Empowerment-Accountability (S.E.A.) model for enhancing performance management and governance in the modern bureaucracy. Furthermore, the S.E.A. protocol is a method that can be applied not only to the challenges of the Liberian government but also to any organization seeking to engender innovation. The S.E.A. protocol reinforces the selection of innovative and qualified public servants, shielding them from undue political pressures, and holding civic leaders accountable for substantive advances in the field. Our research reveals a lack of theorybased models that, when implemented, improve organizational efficiency. This paper proposes the adoption of the S.E.A. protocol as a modular system for enhancing governance and the rule of law for Liberia. This paper contains an in-depth examination of the S.E.A. protocols three components: Selection, Empowerment, and Accountability and an explanation of how they might be adopted to better serve the challenges faced by the Liberian Government.
Accountability Administrative theory Governance Liberian government public administration theory
Mengie Parker Rasheeda Abdul-Ghaffar Keren Campbell Kaia Clarke
Department of Public Administration, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
国际会议
2010 International Conference on Public Administration(6th)(2010 第六届公共管理国际会议)
澳大利亚堪培拉
英文
827-837
2010-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）