CONTENTS
Public Administration and Social Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
Jak Jabes ......................................................................................................7
Introductory Papers
Social Policy in the Czech Republic
Jaroslav Dostal .........................................................................................15
The Czech Social Policy Reform
Martin Potucek .........................................................................................23
About Principles of Social Justice
Iveta Radicova .........................................................................................47
Section 1: Social Reform in the Context of Economic and Political Transformation
Social Reform in the Context of Economic and Political Transformation
Marju Lauristin ........................................................................................59
Bulgarian Welfare State Reform: Interests and Policy Choice
Tatyana Braykova ...................................................................................62
Strategic Formulation of Social Policy: The Eger Case
Gyorgy Jenei, Zsuzsa Palotai and Anna Vari .........................................70
The Main Social Problems in Latvia and How They can be Solved
Imants Krupenkovs ..................................................................................87
Financial Problems of Social Policy Programs in the Kyrghyz Republic
Bolotbek Orokov .....................................................................................102
Section 2: Systems of Social Security: Unemployment, Youth and the Elderly
Systems of Social Security: Unemployment, Youth and the Elderly
Martin Macha and Tomas Sirovatka ....................................................111
Enterprises Restructuring and Emergency of New Labour Markets in East-Germany, Poland and Bulgaria
Fran<oisBafoil.......................................................................................114
Poverty and Unemployment in Kyrgyzstan during the Transition to a Market Economy
Asel Bektenova .......................................................................................119
Reform of the Hungarian Pension System
Janos Ho6s .............................................................................................126
Some Obvious and Some less Apparent Effects of the Social Security System: The Czech Republic
Tomas Sirovatka .....................................................................................132
The Tax and Social Security Systems of the Czech Republic
Leos Vitek ...............................................................................................155
Social Welfare for the Entire Population by Universal or Employment-Related Systems
Karl Woerister ........................................................................................166
Section 3: Health Care Reform and Health Care Management
Health Care Reform and Health Care Management
Juraj Nemec ............................................................................................179
Health Care Reform: The Case of the Slovak Republic
Colin Lawson and Juraj Nemec............................................................. 183
Current Problems and a Possible Future of Czech Health Care Reform
Ivan Malj ...............................................................................................194
The Response to AIDS in Eastern and Western Europe
Monika Steffen .......................................................................................201
Reform of the Health Care System in Estonia: The Present Situation and Perspectives
Elo Tuppits ..............................................................................................221
Section 4: Using Public Opinion Surveys in Public Administration
Using Public Opinion Surveys in Public Administration
Michal Illner ...........................................................................................235
Public Opinion Research as a Means of Communication with the Public
VeraForetovaandMiroslavForet.........................................................240
The Perception of Current Social Problems: The Role of Local Government and Citizens' Participation during the Transition Period in Poland
Dorota Krzemionka-Br6zda and Janina Kowalik ................................248
What is to be done about Corrupt Officials?
William L. Miller, Ase B. Grodeland and Tatyana Y. Koshechkina .....266
Empirical Research on Poverty in Russian Society and Possible Application of its Results in Public Administration
Ludmila Voltchkova, L.B. Kuznetsova and V.N. Minina ......................291
Section 5: Public Administration Reform
Public Administration Reform
Tony Verheijen and Grazyna Kacprowicz ............................................305
Social Aspects of the Administrative Reform in Bulgaria
Ludmil Georgiev..................................................................................... 312
The Political Regime and the Civil Service in Present Day Russia
Alexander Kotchegura ...........................................................................318
Public Administration Reforms in the Republic of Armenia
Edik Ordian and David Tumanian ......................................................324
The Role of Public Administration in Small Communities
Radim Perlin ..........................................................................................333
Politics and Public Administration
Renata Puscasu ......................................................................................342
Depolitization of the Public Administration: Towards the Civil Service
Zeljko Sevic and Aleksandra Rabrenovic ..............................................351
The Impact of Public Administration Reform on the Training of
Civil Servants in the Czech Republic
Olga Vidlakova ......................................................................................371
Section 6: Executive Development in Local Government
The Challenge of Central and Eastern European Local Executives' Development: A Working Group Initiative
Alexander Kovriga .................................................................................383
Professional Capacity Building for Local Governments in Transitional Countries: Training Design and Delivery
Artashes Gazaryan and Jurgita Kersyte................................................ 391
Re-Engineering the Stovepipe
Yurii Polianskiy, Wendy Shelley and Aidan Rose .................................403
Jane Finlay, Marek Debicki
Date: 2003
Allan Rosenbaum, Ľudmila Gajdošova
Date: 2003
Glen Wright
Date: 2001
Michael Kelly
Date: 1999
Joanne Caddy, Jak Jabes
Date: 1999
Jak Jabes
Date: 1998
Jak Jabes
Date: 1998