Impacts of IMF Loan Conditionality on Impartiality in Civil Service Personnel Administration in Ghana

How do International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan conditionality impact on impartiality in civil service personnel administration in developing countries? This study examines the impact of IMF loan conditionality on impartiality in civil service personnel administration in Ghana. Using a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative interviews and quantitative analysis of financial and personnel data, the research explores how Ghana's implementation of IMF loan conditionality like wage bill controls (through net freeze on public sector employment, promotion, and compensation) impacts on impartiality in civil service personnel administration. The findings reveal that the implementation of IMF loan conditionality undermined impartiality in civil service personnel administration in Ghana. The study highlights the need for negotiators of IMF loan conditionality to balance fiscal efficiency with the requirements for impartial public administration to achieve overall governance quality.