The Issue of Human Resources Management in the Serbian Public Administration
The Issue of Human Resources Management in the Serbian Public Administration

Summary/Abstract: After the new democratic government took office in Serbia in January 2001, the reform of the public administration system appeared to become as one of its strategic tasks. Two government agencies were immediately created with the ambition to streamline administrative reforms: the Agency for Public Administration Development (APAD) and the Civil Service Council (CSC). The former was in charge of the implementation of reforms, whereas the latter was envisioned to be a strategic advisory body to the government. In addition to APAD and CSC, a Government Committee on the Judiciary and State Institutions (CJSI) was commissioned with the task to scan the entire public administration reform effort. In spite of the establishment of these bodies, with a view of the apparent initial willingness of the Government and the Prime Minister to undertake serious administrative reforms, as well as a number of comprehensive measures in other policy domains, the public administration reform proceeded in a rather sluggish fashion in practice. (The article is based on the project “Strengthening Central Support Functions in serbian Ministries”)

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