01693cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF010029 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451958461 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Government Pay Policies and Structural Adjustment. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988. 1 online resource (48 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper provides an overview of the main elements of pay systems that are typically used to remunerate government employees and, with reference to the experience of developed and developing countries, discusses structural issues frequently arising in the formulation of government pay policies: (1) the role of fringe benefits in the compensation system; (2) the pros and cons of a greater merit orientation in the pay system and of special pay schemes designed to remunerate staff at the professional and managerial level; and (3) factors determining internal pay differentials with special emphasis on the compressing effect of flat amount cost of living adjustments. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/073 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1988/073/001.1988.issue-073-en.xml IMF e-Library