Abstract
Newly independent Timor Leste provides a unique case study of the difficulties of developing a civil service in a fragile state. We show the UN and other bodies have attempted to develop a reasonably traditional Weberian legal/rational type civil service, but that many difficulties remain.
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- Young, J. (2004). Integrating Civil Service Reform into Sustainable Capacity Development Framework in Timor-Leste. UNDP Project Capacity Development for HRM in the Civil Service. Undated.
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- Civil Service Reform Search this journal for Civil Service Reform (opens in a new tab)
- East Timor Search this journal for East Timor (opens in a new tab)
- Good Governance Search this journal for Good Governance (opens in a new tab)
- Post-Conflict Search this journal for Post-Conflict (opens in a new tab)
- State Building Search this journal for State Building (opens in a new tab)
- Timor Leste Search this journal for Timor Leste (opens in a new tab)
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Vol. 3 No. 11 (2012)
Organizational Culture, Knowledge & Public Institutions
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