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Fiji National University
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The Challenges of Reducing the Public Service Size and Enhancing Good Governance: The Case of Fiji Peni Sikivou
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Policy Vol 9 No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Administrasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52137/apjpp.v9i1.144

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Fiji’s public sector has experienced over 30 years of reforms following the adoption of structural reforms in the late 1980s.  Despite three coup d’états in 1987, 2000 and 2006, the Fiji Government has continued to roll out the implementation of its public service reform program focusing on a reduction in the size of its public service with the adoption of the principles and practices of New Public Management (NPM).  This paper posits the question whether a reduction in the size of Fiji’s public service has been achieved using the recommended indicators by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It then reviews the challenges faced by the Fiji public service in implementing key elements of NPM. Finally, it addresses the question whether Fiji’s public policy lens should remain focused on reducing the size on the public service and should policy efforts be concentrated on enhancing good governance practices within Fiji’s public service.
The Challenges of a Judicial Employment Contracting Approach in Fiji Peni Sikivou; Subhash Appana; Auta Moceisuva
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Policy Vol 9 No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Administrasi Nasional

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52137/apjpp.v9i1.145

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This study examines the Government of Fiji's new public management (NPM) employment contracting system and its legal challenges. The article raises the question of whether Section 97 of Fiji's 2013 Constitution of the courts and all judicial officers being independent of the legislative and executive branches of government and the law is applied without fear, favor, or bias, is guaranteed under a contracting mode of employment for judicial officials. This paper investigates whether three-year performance contracts ensure the independence of Fiji's judiciary. After extensive analysis, the authors propose that permanent tenure provides greater protections for Fiji's magistrate court judges, high court judges, and judicial officials by allowing them to exercise their independent roles as stipulated in Section 97 of the 2013 Fiji Constitution.
Co-Authors Auta Moceisuva Subhash Appana