Does Indonesia have a "low pay" civil service

Indonesia has long been characterized as having a "low-pay civil service" which is in turn used to explain corruption at various levels of government. Analysis of individual and household level data show that the earnings of government employees, on average, is comparable to what they migh...

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Main Author: Filmer, Deon
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Other Authors: Lindauer, David L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Summary:Indonesia has long been characterized as having a "low-pay civil service" which is in turn used to explain corruption at various levels of government. Analysis of individual and household level data show that the earnings of government employees, on average, is comparable to what they might earn in the private sector. Changing the structure of compensation may be an important part of civil service reform, but should not be seen as the main instrument to address corruption
Item Description:"June 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 07, 2002