Public administration reform in the Czech Republic
Public administration reform in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Jan Hladík, Václav Kopecký
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Keywords: Czech Republic; public administration reform; decentralisation; human resources management; EU accession; governance; civil service; smart administration; Belarus; Ukraine;
Summary/Abstract: Every country in Central European region has had its own way to carry out reforms and the Czech Republic is not an exception. Combined pressure of public opinion, EU’s accession conditions, political priorities of different political parties and power struggle among parties, within parties and state authorities, constituted an environment, which was very often reform-minded but on the other hand did not allow to accomplish many reforms completely and successfully. Nonetheless, precisely this experience could be the biggest asset for reform-minded member of civil society, scholars and politicians in Belarus and Ukraine. If any reform process is carried out, one must count on negative consequences if it is not finished, as well as on positive ones if the reform is performed successfully. Therefore, we provide both positive and negative cases to show what to avoid as much as what to follow.

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