An Analysis of Policy Conflict in Reforming Taiwan’s Civil Service Performance Evaluation System by Setting a Grade C Ratio
Tian-Sheng Li*
Abstract
Because the civil service performance evaluation system in Taiwan has been dysfunctional, the Examination Yuan is now attempting to amend the Civil Service Performance Evaluation Act by setting a mandatory ratio of Grade C. However, during the legislative process of the amendatory act, the strictness of relevant regulations continually declines, reflecting the emerging policy conflict among Examination Yuan, administrative agencies, the Legislature and the judicial branch of the government. The author uses document analysis to review the process of setting grade A and C quotas in attempts at reforming Taiwan’s civil service performance evaluation system. The author then analyzes the policy conflict in the reform on grade C ratio from three dimensions: (a) the issue, (b) response of public sectors, and (c) print media and Internet. Further, from various opinions about grade C, the author summarizes three core conflicts— interest, power and vote. Finally, this paper concludes that civil service performance evaluation system in Taiwan needs to be changed in order to improve government performance and public interest, but it does not strongly recommend setting a mandatory ratio of Grade C.
Keywords: policy conflict, civil Service performance evaluation act
*Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Political Science, National Taiwan University.