Are the workplace ethics of public servants in developing countries as dismal as one infers from the international corruption perception index (CPI)? A survey of 888 KOICA fellows of the class of 2010 shows that on a five-dimension workplace ethics — work ethic, job competence, public service...

This paper identifies six models of public service reform that have been practiced in developing countries over the past half-century. It critically reviews their implementation, discussing them as attempted solutions to problems that have arisen in the policy process in different countries. The...