Administrative transformation in Central and Eastern Europe : towards public sector reform in post-communist societies

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Administrative transformation in Central and Eastern Europe : towards public sector reform in post-communist societies

edited by Joachim Jens Hesse

Blackwell Publishers, 1993

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This text examines a crucial category of the ongoing transformation process in Central and Eastern Europe: the task of reforming the public sector and, especially, public administration. A group of academics and practitioners, most of whom have taken an active part in reform processes, examine the challenges of transforming a state socialist administration into democratically accountable and responsive government. Under the double pressure of democratization and marketization, all post-communist countries are encountering significant problems in changing the institutional bases of their societies. Against this background, the book includes an analysis of the most important changes in the political frameworks of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary since mid-1989, before turning to constitutional developments, the dynamics of economic transformation and societal change. The need for administrative adaption engendered by the intertwined processes of democratization, privatization, marketization and de-statization is outlined in detail. The contributors also survey institutional reaction, especially the steps being taken to modernize the central machinery of government, to overcome the uncertain future of the intermediate government level and local government.

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  • Polish public administration between crisis and renewal, Janusz Letowski
  • changes in Polish public administration 1989-1991, Wojciech Taras
  • options for administrative reform in Poland, Michal Kulesza
  • transforming Czechoslovakian public administration - traditions and new challenges, Dusan Hendrych
  • administrative modernization in Czechoslovakia between constitutional and economic reform, Richard Pomahac
  • options for administrative reform in the Czech republic, Olga Vidlakova
  • the transformation of Hungarian public administration, Istvan Balazs
  • administrative transition in a post-Communist society - the case of Hungary, Gabor Szabo
  • options for administrative reform in Hungary, Imre Verebelyi
  • administrative transformation in Eastern Germany, Klaus Konig
  • analyzing institutional change and administrative transformation - a comparative view, Theo Toonen
  • from transformation to modernization - administrative change in Central and Eastern Europe, Joachim Jens Hesse and Klaus Goetz.

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