Meritocracy in the Public Service - Barbara Nunberg
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Meritocracy in the Public Service
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Agenda
1. A broader concept of merit (with implications for Brazil)
2. Evolution of meritocracy in the US 3. What politicians need from civil servants4. Items on the advanced country public service
reform agenda5. US civil service prepares for Trump6. Concluding ideas
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• Merit = deserving respect, excellence, worth• Fair, transparent, standardized HR procedures • Open, competitive recruitment that
identifies the “best person for the job” • Professional – not political, personal criteria
for hiring, promoting, discipline• Long term career perspective• Promotion via internal competition
Weber’s meritocracy
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LAC indices favor formal merit, so Brazil highly ranked
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But “aspirational” comparator governments out-perform Brazil
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Brazil wage bill relatively high
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Staff expansion by PT boosted personnel spending
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States & municipalities… account for 2/3 total wage spending
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States & municipalities… where personnel spending grew most in last decade
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States % municipalities… where revenues can’t sustain wage bills
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Now federal government also in revenue squeeze; salary costs dropped as % of revenues but up in 2014
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Best person for the job?