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Increasingly wageless? The political economy of salary supplements in the Congolese civil service

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  • Moshonas, Stylianos
  • De Herdt, Tom
  • Titeca, Kristof
  • Balungwe Shamavu, Paulin

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This paper examines the fragmented and informalised system of salary supplements in the Congolese civil service, analysing their drivers, their distribution across ministries and their impact on governance. Based on extensive fieldwork, it shows how these supplements shape the political economy of remuneration and the internal dynamics of the public bureaucracy.

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  • Moshonas, Stylianos & De Herdt, Tom & Titeca, Kristof & Balungwe Shamavu, Paulin, 2024. "Increasingly wageless? The political economy of salary supplements in the Congolese civil service," IOB Working Papers 2024.09, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
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