Public Servants as Partners for Growth
Toward a Stronger, Leaner and More Equitable Workforce
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Executive summary
The global financial and economic crisis is keeping several countries in the spiral of low growth, high unemployment and lower potential output, putting public finances under heavy fiscal restraint and undermining political credibility and stability. Countries are beginning to head towards a crisis of perceived government incompetence, which could damage the credibility and trust in public institutions and make it harder for governments to address other priorities due to the lack of legitimacy. Thus, a key challenge for countries is to come up with a comprehensive, long-term strategy for growth that finds the right balance between revitalising economic growth and consolidating public finances. Government should have a leading role in defining the strategy for growth, in partnership with the public service.
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