Institutionalizing reforms in the public sector: a comparative study of public sector reform agencies in Ghana and Nigeria

For the last three decades, most developing countries highlighting more on Africa have embark on a wide-range of public sector reform programmes. The progress and success of public sector reform programmes remains scant, though a lot of effort in addition to resources has been allocated to these programmes. The paper launches a global summary of how public sector reforms have been institutionalized. The thesis draws on the theory or concept of New Public Management (NPM) and doctrines of specialization in relation to the institutionalization of reforms in the public sector. The paper is a comparative study of two countries - Ghana and Nigeria, between the case of two agencies thus the Ministry Of Public Sector Reform in Ghana and Bureau of Public Service Reforms in Nigeria. This paper has drawn lessons and recommendation for future implementation of reform agenda in the public sector.