This book is based on the case of civil service reforms that were formally adopted in Zimbabwe in 1991 and were implemented in several phases. The book investigates the implementation of these reforms and their influence by two sets of factors that are in competition with one another. There are international pressures that compel the adoption of the reforms yet the local factors resist this implementation. The local factors include elite and national mentalities, practices and preferences, and ideals about the role and scope of government. Sovereignty, Corruption and Civil Service Reform Implementation in Zimbabwe recommends that the traditional discourse on administrative reform and management capacity building in Africa and other developing countries needs to be extended in recognition of the importance of this tension.

About the Author
Paul Vurayayi Mavima was most recently an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Administration at Grand Valley State University. He now runs a consulting firm called Myriad Consulting Services, which provides technical assistance to public agencies international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in the areas of strategic planning, program evaluation, and organizational development.

Reviews
A consultant to government, business, and non-profit organizations, Mavima applies his analytical skills to the civil service reforms in Zimbabwe that began in 1991 and have gone through several stages of implementation. He argues that their implementation is caught between international pressures to adopt the reforms, and local pressures to resist them. * Research Book News, August 2009 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780761838357
Author Paul Mavima
Format Paperback
Page Count 230
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 345g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 20mm