Pakistan: A Civil Service in an Obsolescing Imperial Tradition

Pakistan inherited a civil service with a long and illustrious history, a product of two great imperial civilisations. The civil service is a cultural artifact which is now caught in transitional time. Pakistani leaders recognise this public issue. They have sought to introduce personnel reforms; th...

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Published inThe Asian journal of public administration Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 321 - 364
Main Author Jones, Garth N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.12.1997
Subjects
British empire
Bureaucracy
Civil service
Colonial government
Government and politics
Pakistan
Personnel management
Public administration
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Summary:Pakistan inherited a civil service with a long and illustrious history, a product of two great imperial civilisations. The civil service is a cultural artifact which is now caught in transitional time. Pakistani leaders recognise this public issue. They have sought to introduce personnel reforms; the consequences have been uneven. This article addresses these and related aspects It concludes that Pakistan must reinvent its constituent civil service.
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ISSN:0259-8272
DOI:10.1080/02598272.1997.10800344