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This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.
Sommario
Introduction: The Human Factor in Governance HRM as Downsizing: From Cost to Strategy Mauritius: Economic Growth and Strategic Human Resource Management Tanzania: Laws and Institutions; B.Bana & W.McCourt Morocco: The Politics of HRM; W.McCourt & K.Alarkoubi Swaziland: Political Commitment Sri Lanka: Political Patronage Malaysia: History and Path Dependence Namibia: The Human Resource Crisis in Health in Africa Conclusion: Improving HRM in Developing Country Governance
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WILLY McCOURT is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the Institute for Development Policy and Management at the University of Manchester, UK. He started his career as an assistant lecturer in the National University of Nepal. In the UK, he worked for the Voluntary Service Overseas, and in adult education and local government before joining the University of Manchester in 1994. His research and consultancy interests are in public management and governance in developing countries, and in human resource management.
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This book explores the ways governments manage public employees in developing countries, and how this in turn impacts on the success of national development and governance strategies. It presents seven in-depth case studies from developing countries in Africa and Asia and proposes ways forward for Human Resource Management in developing countries.
