25 Years of Public Administration Developments and Reforms in V4 region
25 Years of Public Administration Developments and Reforms in V4 region
Contributor(s): Juraj Nemec (Editor), David Špaček (Editor), Igor Kiss (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Sociology, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Public administration; V4 region; Visegrad member states; development of public administration; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia; reforms;
Summary/Abstract: This publication deals with the public administration development in Visegrad member states during the last 25 years. The first four chapters describe development of public administration in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. In the last chapter are summarized approaches to public administration development and discussed good praxis that was used during reforms in mentioned states.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-80-210-8499-5
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-80-210-8498-8
- Page Count: 189
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
25 years of public administration in the Czech Republic
25 years of public administration in the Czech Republic
(25 years of public administration in the Czech Republic)
- Author(s):Bojka Hamerníková, Milan Lindner
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Public Administration, Economic history, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
- Page Range:10-47
- No. of Pages:38
- Keywords:Czech Republic; public administration; political and economic changes; transformation of society; effectiveness of public administration; reforms;
- Summary/Abstract:Fundamental political and economic changes have taken place in the Czech Republic in the past quarter of a century. It is a relatively long period of time, during which all areas of life of society have been radically transformed, with public administration being no exception. The significant milestone of the country’s history was marked by the events of November 1989. The political, legislative, and economic changes – in a word “dismantling” – of the socialist state and its transformation into a democratic state relying on the market economy also required transformation regarding the perception of its role, activities of executive apparatus and institutions, nature and quality of public administration employees, and effectiveness of their work. And it is a very challenging and prolonged transformation that is not always absolutely clear. By analyzing the public administration development during the period, we should point out the key moments of its transformation and allow critical assessment of individual steps of various reforms, both planned and implemented. This is the only way to determine the pros and cons of the existing development and to indicate the trends of going forward.
Hungary’s central state administration 1990-2014
Hungary’s central state administration 1990-2014
(Hungary’s central state administration 1990-2014)
- Author(s):Éva Kovács, György Hajnal
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
- Page Range:48-84
- No. of Pages:37
- Keywords:Hungary; central state administration; 1990-2014; political history; transformation period; reforms;
- Summary/Abstract:Currently there are no published attempts at giving an overarching overview of central governmental reforms of the past quarter century of post-transition development in Hungary. The study wishes to contribute to filling this gap by offering a systematic overview of central state administration reforms in the period between 1990 and 2014. The study relies overwhelmingly on a systematic review of existing literature describing individual reform measures and shorter time periods; an additional empirical basis is a selection of key pieces of legislation and policy documents relevant to central state administration reforms.
Public administration reforms in Poland
Public administration reforms in Poland
(Public administration reforms in Poland)
- Author(s):Andrzej Zybała
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Social development, Management and complex organizations, Sociology of Culture, 18th Century, 19th Century
- Page Range:85-116
- No. of Pages:32
- Keywords:Poland; public administration; political history; reforms in public administration; civil service;
- Summary/Abstract:Over the last centuries, public administration in Poland shared the plight of the Polish state. Starting from around the mid-seventeenth century, Poland as a country has been losing the ability to sustain independence. At the end of the XVIII century, it lost sovereignty to Russia, Prussia and Austria (the so-called third partition of the country occurred in 1795). It regained its independence only after the First World War. The reason for the collapse of the state in 1795 is, among others, the fact that the ruling classes have failed to forge a modern model of public administration. There were many reasons for that. At the time the dominance of the nobility was a factor of great importance, especially when it comes to powerful magnates (active mainly in agriculture), who subordinated the state and its institutions as well as blocked the formation of professional civil service. Ruling circles of the day lacked the ability to produce modern state structures, including the ability to create the conditions for a professional clerical personnel. Not even the clear structures of the state were created (Bystroń 1976).
Developments and Reforms in Public Administration in Slovak Republic (Critical assessment of selected implemented NPM tools)
Developments and Reforms in Public Administration in Slovak Republic (Critical assessment of selected implemented NPM tools)
(Developments and Reforms in Public Administration in Slovak Republic (Critical assessment of selected implemented NPM tools))
- Author(s):Jana Masárová, Eva Koišová, Beáta Mikušová Meričková, Mária Murray Svidroňová
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
- Page Range:117-172
- No. of Pages:56
- Keywords:Slovak Republic; public administration; reforms; development of public administration; decentralization of public administration;
- Summary/Abstract:Public administration in organizational terms of administrative structure can be understood as a set of public institutions. In terms of the definition of the competencies of public institutions, it can be understood as a set of processes that these public organizations carry out. If the public administration is to function effectively, then both organizational and procedural aspects of public administration must be in line. Public administration reform should mainly aim to achieve such compliance by changes in "the structure and procedural practices of public administration in order to streamline the activities of these organizations." (Pollitt - Bouckaert, 2000, p. 8). The major moments of changes in the organizational level of public administration in Slovakia are captured in the first two subsections of this chapter (1.1 Description of public administration prior transition in 1989 and 1.2 Development of Public Administration after transition).
Public administration reforms in Visegrad countries: “two steps forward – one step back” processes (?)
Public administration reforms in Visegrad countries: “two steps forward – one step back” processes (?)
(Public administration reforms in Visegrad countries: “two steps forward – one step back” processes (?))
- Author(s):Juraj Nemec, David Špaček, Vladimír Tiutiuriukov
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
- Page Range:173-188
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:Public administration; Visegrad countries; reforms of public administration; political history; transformation period; Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia; Poland;
- Summary/Abstract:The starting point for all the countries in 1989 was similar – the need to create the foundations for a new democratic model of public administration in all four countries. Changes in this period were intended to overcome and eliminate the shortcomings of centralized control of state administration. This period was characterized by the creation of a new set of state institutions corresponding to the requirements of liberal democratic principles. The political, legislative, and economic changes also required transformation regarding the perception of its role, activities of executive apparatus and institutions, nature and quality of public administration employees, and effectiveness of their work. During certain period after first dramatic changes realized especially in 1990-1991 in all the countries the focus was on fine-tuning new structures and mechanisms, and new major changes came only significantly later – differently for each country. In the following text we describe country by country what happened in next phases of PARs.
