Manpower and employment planning institutions, their staffing arrangements and policies in Liberia

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyze the status and effectiveness of existing manpower and employment planning machineries, their staffing arrangements and human resources policies in Liberia. The analysis shows that though many laudable efforts have been made by the Liberian Government over the years, the human resources management system in Liberia continues to suffer from (i) weak, ineffective and disintegrated national and sectoral manpower units and departments at the operational level; (ii) an acute shortage of qualified and trained manpower and employment planners within the economy; and (iii) the absence of a set of clear, comprehensive and appropriate manpower development and utilization policies and strategies for national development.