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Post-Communist Public Administration: Restoring Professionalism and Accountability
David Coombes, Laszlo Vass
Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-80-89013-30-2
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Proceedings from the 14th annual conference held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 11-13, 2006. The book is divided into four sections. The first section looks at meaning of professionalism in Public Service. The second section of the book looks at professionalism in the implementation of public policy. The third section focuses on professional ethics and standards of conduct. The fourth section focuses specifically on the influence of foreign assistance.
Table ofContents
Preface
David Coombes , Laszlo Vass ...............................................................................7
Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................9
SectionI
The Mission of Public Administration Reform in Post-Com- munist Europe andEurasia
Introduction
Laszlo Vass .........................................................................................................13
Advancing Public Service Professionalism and Widening Horizons
Derry Ormond ...................................................................................................17
From Policy Transfer to Policy Learning in Central and Eastern Europe
Tiina Randma-Liiv ............................................................................................27
SectionII
Professionalism and Accountability in PublicPolicy
Introduction
David Coombes .................................................................................................37
Capacity for Policy Implementation in the Central Government of Bulgaria
Polya Katsamunska ...........................................................................................47
Formulation of Public Policy: From Line Management to Strategic Function
Florin Bondar ....................................................................................................57
Legislative and Executive Power after EU Accession in Slovakia: Two years evaluated
Erik Láštic ..........................................................................................................67
The Role of the Serbian Presidency in Ensuring Accountability, Professionalism, Transparency and Legitimacy of the Policy Process
Nenad Rava .......................................................................................................79
SectionIII
Professionalism and Accountability in PublicService
Intro
David Coombes .................................................................................................93
Learning Democracy through Administration: The Attitudes, Roles and
Everyday Practices of Estonian Public Servants
Mikko Lagerspetz and Erle Rikmann ............................................................. 101
Declarations of Income and Assets: An Assessment of Polish Initiatives
Paula Anna Borowska, Piotr Sitniewski, and Patrycja Joanna Suwaj .......... 115
Ethical Values in Estonian Public Service Organisations
Aive Pevkur ...................................................................................................... 127
Questions of Government Accountability for State Resources – the Hungarian Case
Maria Bordas ...................................................................................................139
First Steps in Implementation of Codes of Conduct for Local Government Officials in Serbia
Jelena Jerinić ....................................................................................................149
SectionIV
Foreign and LocalPerspectives
Introduction
David Coombes ............................................................................................... 167
A Critical Theory of New Public Management
David Y. Miller and William N.Dunn........................................................... 175
Pawns On A Chessboard: The role of donor organizations during the transition process
Iwona Sobis and Michiel S.de Vries ............................................................... 189
The EU’s impact on reform in Romania: The case of the civil service
Alexandru-Leonard Ioniţă ..............................................................................217
Promoting Good Governance in Eastern Europe – Domestic Responses to External Influences
Svein Eriksen ...................................................................................................241
Mercenaries, Missionaries or Witch Doctors? Is administrative reform TA in transition countries a business, a religion or medicine?
Ronald G Young ............................................................................................... 257
Index ............................................................................................................................. 285
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