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BOOK REVIEWFixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured WorldBy Ashraf Ghani & Clare Lockhart. Oxford University Press. 2008. What Lessons There Are for Sierra Leone? Review by Sheka BANGURAJICA Scholar (PhD)Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, JapanE-mail: shekabangs@yahoo.co.uk---------------SummaryIn Fixing Failed States by Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart, the attention of nations and the international community is brought to the realization and the need to be…See More

BOOK REVIEWFixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding A Fractured WorldBy Ashraf Ghani & Clare Lockhart. Oxford University Press. 2008. What Lessons There Are for Sierra Leone? Review by Sheka BANGURAJICA Scholar (PhD)Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, JapanE-mail: shekabangs@yahoo.co.uk---------------SummaryIn Fixing Failed States by Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart, the attention of nations and the international community is brought to the realization and the need to be…See More

Key Messages:Rethinking and enforcing PSR strategies that tackle issues of values, ethics, integrity and attitude in the public/civil service can turn around the African continent. Strong public institutions, complaint handling systems and streamlined service time processes are in many ways embedded in value-based and ethical public services; and enhances competitiveness;Public sector reforms should be designed and implemented within the socio-political and macroeconomic context of a given…See More