Public Service Reforms in a Small Island State
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Part I covers the historical background of public service administration and management in Malta from the 1500s to the 2010s. Part II focuses on recent reforms, begun in 2013, after the election of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Each chapter in this part addresses a particular reform theme: transparency and accountability; civil service systems and HR management; service delivery and digitalisation; organisation and management of government reforms; policy making, coordination, and implementation. Part III investigates the internal and external impact of the reforms, reporting and analyzing the results of a survey carried out among government employees and the Maltese population. The book concludes with a chapter on global reform trends that are likely to impact public service delivery in the future.
Providing an in-depth view of public service in a small island state, this volume will be useful to researchers and students interested in public sector management, administration, and public policy as well as practitioners, consultants, and government employees.
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Vincent Marmarà is a statistician and researcher. He obtained his PhD in mathematics (statistics) from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He lectures on topics in statistics and mathematics at the Department of Management (FEMA) at the University of Malta. He is a fellow member (FRSS) of the Royal Statistical Society (UK) and has provided research consultancy services to various organisations.
