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Public Sector Dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe
Editor(s): Juraj Nemec, Michiel S. de Vries
Date: 2013
ISBN: 978-80-89013-65-4
Publisher: NISPAcee Press
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Table ofContents
Introduction to Public Sector Dynamics in CEE Countries
Michiel S. de Vries, Juraj Nemec...........................................................................7
SECTIONI
Public Administrative Reforms in CEE and CA Countries
Introduction to Public Administrative Reforms in CEE and CA Countries
Veronica Junjan..................................................................................................21
Structural Dynamics of Central Government Agencies in Hungary (2002–2009)
György Hajnal ....................................................................................................25
Macedonia: Ten Years after the Ohrid Framework Agreement
Marija Risteska ..................................................................................................51
Georgia: Delegation of Power – Towards Public Engagement or Public Administration – A Reform Mistake?
Nikoloz Shekiladze .............................................................................................65
Lithuania: Decentralisation of Education Management
Jolanta Urbanovič ..............................................................................................79
SECTIONII
Twenty Years of Capacity Building in LocalGovernment
Introduction to Twenty Years of Capacity Building in Local Government
Arto Haveri ........................................................................................................95
Slovakia: How Past Reforms Change the Future
Michaela Batorova .............................................................................................99
Poland: Two Decades of Local Government Reform
Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak ..........................................................................113
Poland: The Evolution of the Local Referendum
Monika B. Sidor ...............................................................................................127
Estonia: Responses to the Decline of Local Autonomy
GeorgSootla,SulevLääne...............................................................................141
SECTIONIII
Public Policy Analysis DevelopmentIssues
Intro ysis Development Issues
LesyaIlchenko..................................................................................................157
Transnational Spaces as a Challenge for Governance
Leif Kalev, Mari-Liis Jakobson ........................................................................161
Poland: Regulatory Impact Assessment: The Institutionalisation of Regulation Practices
Marcin Sakowicz..............................................................................................177
Georgia: The Policy Impact of Demographics on Political Preferences
Nana Sumbadze ...............................................................................................187
SECTIONIV
Civil Service Reforms in Selected CEECountries
Introduction to Civil Service Reforms in Selected CEE Countries
Patrycja Joanna Suwaj.....................................................................................197
Lithuania: The Challenges for the Civil Service in the Neo-Weberian State
Oksana Mejere, Rita Toleikiene.......................................................................199
Bulgaria: The Implementation of a Performance Appraisal System
Mariana Dimitrova..........................................................................................217
The Dynamics of Diplomatic Career Satisfaction: A Comparative Perspective
Armenia Androniceanu, Simona S.Sora,RăzvanA.Corboş........................229
About the Authors........................................................................................................247
As the contents of this book show, this is not the case. One of the main reasons is that the context in which the transformations took place in the CEE region was characterised by huge dynamics and uncertainty. This asked for flexibility in responses. The book argues further that when there is a tradition of centralised state control, trends towards decentralization are not self-evident. The case studies show that the transfer of power from national to local government is often temporary, and is sometimes reversed in the opposite direction.