NewsWhore
09-19-2006, 07:40 PM
A report by the Diario Libre highlights that the Dominican bureaucracy is filled with political patronage, and it is an inefficient and incapable mechanism for progress. The report states that in the last 10 years government jobs in government have increased by 60% from 110,347 in 1996 to 168,081 in 2005. The numbers do not take into account the many new autonomous institutions, though. Despite campaign promises, the Fernandez government has done little to cut bureaucracy, increasing government jobs from 160,382 in 2004 at the change of government to 168,081 in 2005.
Journalist Andres Oppenheimer is quoted in the newspaper saying that it is those countries with excess regulations that have the highest levels of corruption and it is in such a regulatory culture that the use of bribes prospers.
Finally the article points out that the Dominican Republic is ranked as one of the worst countries for the hiring and training of its public servants. Of the 18 countries surveyed the DR is ranked 11th with a rating of 19. It is preceded by Paraguay, with a rating of 20, and followed by Ecuador, with a rating of 18. Brazil was atop the list with a ranking of 87, and Panama was at the bottom of the list with a ranking of 2. The report was part of a study done by the Inter American Development Bank titled "Analyzing Bureaucracies: A look from the IDB."
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Journalist Andres Oppenheimer is quoted in the newspaper saying that it is those countries with excess regulations that have the highest levels of corruption and it is in such a regulatory culture that the use of bribes prospers.
Finally the article points out that the Dominican Republic is ranked as one of the worst countries for the hiring and training of its public servants. Of the 18 countries surveyed the DR is ranked 11th with a rating of 19. It is preceded by Paraguay, with a rating of 20, and followed by Ecuador, with a rating of 18. Brazil was atop the list with a ranking of 87, and Panama was at the bottom of the list with a ranking of 2. The report was part of a study done by the Inter American Development Bank titled "Analyzing Bureaucracies: A look from the IDB."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)