Abstract:
Since the early 1980s, the Ghanaian government has continued to
undertake public sector reforms with the view of enhancing the
performance of public service institutions. In the early 1990s, it adopted
the idea of creating autonomous executive agencies from the civil service
with the notion that such agencies will lead to the reduction of
bureaucratic red tape and ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
The objective of this study was to examine impact of these creations on
the civil service. The study challenged the assumption that the creation
of such autonomous organizations will increase the efficiency,
effectiveness, and the quality of service delivery. Rather, what is being
witnessed is the feeling of despondency among civil servants, which
continues to affect their morale, as well as their overall performance.
This in turn is affecting the capacity of the service to implement its core
functions