Public administration in Poland in the era of reform. Dilemmas and challenges
Public administration in Poland in the era of reform. Dilemmas and challenges

Summary/Abstract: The contemporary trends in the reform of public administration in Poland today are strongly influenced by international processes interacting with standards, as well as factual and pragmatic exchange factors. It already arises from this basic assumption that the 21st century requires states to broaden their range of instruments, roles and skills to achieve results in the public sphere. One of the most important issues to be resolved is the reform of Polish public administration, which is linked to the further stage of state reform, its decentralization and the continuation of local government reforms, which have not had a proper follow-up in recent years. Furthermore, in order to meet the challenges it faces, public administration should be capable of initiating and efficiently implementing innovative public programmes while ensuring the efficient and economically effective provision of public services. Of the fact that innovations and reforms – like a revolution – conducted within an existing socio-economic system result in extensive changes in all spheres of social life, the most important is the relationship between the public administration and the citizens. It constitutes a part of a complex mechanism of checks and balances, as well as being the driving force behind the change introduced in the collective interest.

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