ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM IN BUREAUCRACY AND CIVIL SERVICE

Administrative reform, Bureaucracy reform, Civil Service reform, Developing Countries

Abstract

It is a common for public organization to make kinds  of  reform  in  achieving  the goals. One of basic reform in public organization is administrative reform. This reform is mainly in institutional and personal matters. In conceptual term,  this  reform  is  just  an early step for public organization to challenge its target. However, many countries especially in developing countries still struggle in this step. So, it is very fruitful for  us  to study on administrative reform  due  to  the  existing  need  for  public  organization  in  terms of bureaucratic and civil service reforms. This study analyze and criticize the existing of bureaucracy and civil service reform in some developing  countries.  In  seven  Arab countries institutional and personal reform is still in a piecemeal approach rather than systemic or integrative approach. Civil service  is  still lack  of  having  information  to cope and implement the reform released. In addition,  Indonesia  as  one  of  the  developing country is also still struggle for its administrative  reform in  terms of  its  bureaucracy and civil service. Barriers in salary, institution and regulation is challenging  for  next administrative reform. Lack of prioritizing policy and information  gap  between  levels  of civil service to make a better administrative reform should be solved on a near future.

Some significant negative matters are still occurred, but we may need time and awareness to go. Good regime, policy from government leadership  is  a  must.  Further quality and quantity of bureaucracy and  its  civil  servant  is  another  good  thing  should exist. Those will be run well if it  covered by culture, values  and mentality  that cope  the need for reform.