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A Study of the Performance of Reform Institutions : 개혁추진기관의 성과에 대한 연구: 가나 공공 부문의 발전과 제도 정비를 중점으로
Focusing on the Evolution and Institutional Arrangements of Public Sector Reforms in Ghana

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dc.contributor.advisor홍준형-
dc.contributor.authorDavid Essuman Mensah-
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-18T19:00:34Z-
dc.date.available2019-10-18T19:00:34Z-
dc.date.issued2019-08-
dc.identifier.other000000156849-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/161762-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dcollection.snu.ac.kr/common/orgView/000000156849ko_KR
dc.description학위논문(석사)--서울대학교 대학원 :행정대학원 글로벌행정전공,2019. 8. 홍준형.-
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the performance of public sector reform institutions as a measure of the institutional arrangements established to implement the reform interventions. A theoretical and empirical analysis was adopted to review, analyze and discuss both primary and secondary data.

Since the early 1980s, most developing countries including Ghana have embarked on numerous public sector reform programmes in a bid to transform its public sector to be more productive, efficient and effective, delivering world-class services to the general public and ensuring sustained national development. The results and outcomes of these wide-range of interventions have been modest and mostly unsatisfactory as compared to the resources, efforts and time invested to design and implement them. This study examined the key role the various reform institutions played at each phase to engender progress or otherwise in achieving the desired results and expected outcomes.

In achieving this objective, this study sought to answer the main question of what has been the perceived impact of Ghanas reform institutions in achieving reform outcomes and results and their sustainability in the public sector. Additionally, the study evaluated how the institutional arrangements influenced the performance of the reform institution and how both factors also contributed to the results and outcomes recorded.

The views and perspectives of key actors including public servants in Ghana, Experts who have worked with the various reform institutions in different capacities and Officials of the Development Partners who have been the major source of funding and technical assistance to Ghana on public sector reforms were collated and analyzed.

The observations of this study indicate that the various reform institutions did not outlive any political regime and as a result suffered frequent institutional rearrangements, funding and other resources for reforms were woefully inadequate and most importantly, political will and commitment to these reforms was largely deficient. The result of these occurrences led to the truncation and abandoning of reform efforts and as a result, reforms were not sustainable and effectively implemented.

Finally, the study posits the need for an independent and autonomous institution for reforms in Ghana. Relatedly, another observation is the weak and somewhat non-existent political will and commitment needed to carry out reforms. In the light of these observations and others discussed in this research, lessons have been drawn and recommendations made for consideration in the design and implementation of future reform interventions in the public sector of Ghana that will ensure sustainable and effective results and outcomes.
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dc.description.abstract본 연구는 공공부문의 혁신을 위해 시행된 제도의 변천을 평가하는 것을 주된 목적으로 삼고 있다. 1980년대 초부터 가나를 포함한 대부분의 개발도상국들은 공공부문의 생산성과 효율성을 향상시키기 위하여 공공부문 개혁 프로그램을 도입하였으며, 이를 통해 글로벌 수준의 공공서비스를 일반 대중에게 제공하고 지속적인 국가 발전을 도모하고자 했다. 그러나 혁신을 위해 투입한 자원과 노력, 시간에 비하여 혁신의 결과는 그다지 만족스럽지 않았다.

본 연구는 가나의 공공부문 혁신을 주도했던 기관이 실제로 개혁을 이끌었고, 그러한 결과가 공공부문에서 지속 가능한지에 관한 질문에 답하고자 한다. 이를 알아보기 위해 가나에서 공공부문의 혁신의 단계를 시기별로 나누고, 각 단계에서 개혁을 추진한 혁신추진기관들이 수행한 핵심적인 역할을 조사하였다. 이에 더해, 본 연구는 제도 정비가 혁신 기관의 성과에 어떤 영향을 미쳤는지를 알아보고자 한다.

본 연구에서는 문헌 연구를 통해 이론적인 틀을 마련하고, 설문을 통해 과거 가나가 도입했던 제도적인 혁신에 대한 의견을 취합하였다. 가나의 공무원, 특히, 다양한 개혁 기관과 일해온 전문가와 가나의 공공 부문 개혁에 있어 자금 및 기술을 지원한 개발 협력국의 공무원을 포함해서, 개혁에 직간접적으로 관련된 사람들의 관점과 견해를 모아 분석함으로써 혁신의 지속성과 그 이유를 알아내고자 했다.

연구와 설문을 통해 알아낸 것은, 다양한 개혁 기관들이 장기간 유지되지 못하고 잦은 변동을 겪었으며, 자금과 기타 자원을 충분히 지원받지 못했다는 점이었다. 그리고 무엇보다, 개혁을 위한 정치적인 의지와 헌신이 부족했다는 점이 가나의 혁신과정에서 공통적으로 지적되었다. 그 결과 개혁은 지속 되지 못하였고, 개혁의 성과가 일반화되지 못하였음을 본 연구를 통해 알 수 있었다.

마지막으로, 본 연구에서의 분석과 의견 취합을 통해 가나의 공공부문 개혁을 위한 시사점을 도출하였다. 여기에서는 가나에서 독립적이고 자율적인 개혁추진기관의 필요성에 대해 논의하고자 한다. 독립적이고 자율적인 기구는 정권변동이나 정치적인 사건에 영향 받지 않고 개혁과 혁신이라는 가치를 추구해나갈 수 있는 전제 조건이 될 것이다.
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dc.description.tableofcontentsAbstract i
Table of Contents iii
List of Diagrams vi
List of Tables vi
Abbreviations vii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Background of Research 2
1.3 Purpose of Research 4
1.4 Problem Statement 4
1.5 Significance and Relevance of Study 7
1.6 Scope of Research 8
1.7 Research Outline 10
CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 12
2.1 Introduction 12
2.2 Definition of Public Sector Reform 12
2.3 Other Perspectives of Public Sector Reform 13
2.3.1 Globalization and Public Sector Reform 13
2.3.2 Good Governance and Public Sector Reform 14
2.4 Institutional Arrangements for Reforms 15
2.4.1 Institutional Perspective 15
2.4.2 Establishment of an Independent Agency 17
2.4.3 Institutional Adaptability 18
2.4.4 Institutional Stability 20
2.4.5 Institutional Performance and Effectiveness 20
2.3.6 Resource Base View Theory 21
2.5 The New Public Management Reform 23
2.5.1 Critiques of New Public Management 27
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 29
3.1 Analytical Framework 29
3.2 Definition of Constructs 29
3.2.1 Institutional Arrangements 29
3.2.2 Institution Type 30
3.2.3 Institutional Adaptability 30
3.2.4 Resource available for Reforms 31
3.2.5 Performance of Reform Institutions 31
3.3 Research Questions 32
3.4 Research Hypothesis 33
3.5 Methodology and Data Collection 34
3.5.1 Type of Research 34
3.5.2 Source of Data 35
3.5.3 Sampling Approach 37
3.5.4 Data and Methodological Triangulation 37
CHAPTER IV: EVOLUTION OF REFORMS IN GHANA 39
4.1 Introduction 39
4.2 Overview of Ghanas Public Sector 40
4.3 Evolution of Public Sector Reforms in Ghana 41
4.3.1 Phase 1: 1987 to 1998 41
4.3.2 Phase 2: 1995 to 2002 47
4.3.3 Phase 3: 2005 to 2009 48
4.3.4 Phase 4: 2009 to 2016 49
4.3.5 The Next Phase: 2017 onwards 51
4.4 Overview of Institutional Arrangements for Reforms in Ghana 52
4.5 The Public Sector Reform Directorate – Office of the 54
Senior Minister 54
4.5.1 Vision, Mission and Functions 55
4.5.2 Coordination of Reforms 57
4.6 Summary 60
CHAPTER V: FINDINGS, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS 62
5.1 Introduction 62
5.2.1 Profile of Respondents 63
5.3 Descriptive Statistics of Constructs 65
5.3.1 Institutional Arrangements 65
5.4 Performance of Reform Institutions 71
5.4.1 Perceived Impact of Reform Programmes/Interventions 71
5.4.2 Achievements of Reform Institutions 77
5.4.3 Perceived Impact of Reform Institutions 79
5.5 Descriptive Statistics of General Questions 81
5.6 Analysis of In-Depth Interviews 84
5.6.1 Perspectives of Officials of Public Sector Reform Directorate (PSRD), Office of the Senior Minister, Ghana (Group 1) 84
5.6.2 Perspectives of Reform Experts from Ghana (Group 2) 96
5.6.3 Perspectives of Officials of World Bank (Group 3) 106
5.7 Answers to the Research Hypothesis and Research 110
Questions 110
5.7.1 Research Hypothesis 110
5.7.2 Research Questions 111
CHAPTER VI: LESSONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 120
6.1 Lessons 120
6.2 Recommendations 122
6.3 Limitations of the Study 123
6.4 Policy Implications 124
6.5 Conclusion 127
Bibliography 129
APPENDIX I: DETAILS OF RESPONDENTS FOR IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS 137
APPENDIX II: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS 139
APPENDIX III: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OFFICIALS OF OSM-PSRD 147
APPENDIX IV: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EXPERTS 150
APPENDIX V: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 153
국문초록 154
Acknowledgement 156
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dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisher서울대학교 대학원-
dc.subjectPublic Sector Reforms-
dc.subjectSustainability-
dc.subjectInstitutional Arrangements-
dc.subjectPerformance-
dc.subjectInstitutions-
dc.subjectGhana-
dc.subject.ddc351-
dc.titleA Study of the Performance of Reform Institutions-
dc.title.alternative개혁추진기관의 성과에 대한 연구: 가나 공공 부문의 발전과 제도 정비를 중점으로-
dc.typeThesis-
dc.typeDissertation-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor데이비드-
dc.contributor.department행정대학원 글로벌행정전공-
dc.description.degreeMaster-
dc.date.awarded2019-08-
dc.title.subtitleFocusing on the Evolution and Institutional Arrangements of Public Sector Reforms in Ghana-
dc.identifier.uciI804:11032-000000156849-
dc.identifier.holdings000000000040▲000000000041▲000000156849▲-
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