Beschreibung:
In this work, expert contributors provide an overview and analysis of public administration in select post-communist countries, including Russia, Georgia, Czech Republic, Romania, and Mongolia. Because these countries were largely closed off to the world, there has yet to be a comprehensive study on their administrative systems. The book includes coverage of public management and administration, political and economic reforms, civil society, human resource management, financial and budgetary management, accountability and corruption, as well as prospects for future development.
Introduction: Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States-Common Legacy and Challenge of the Post-Communist Era. Ukrainian Public Management: Top-Down or Bottom-Up Reform? Public Administration in Russia. Public Sector Reforms in Kazakhstan. Public Administration in Kyrgyzstan. Public Administration in Georgia. Post-Communist Public Administration in Lithuania. Public Administration Developments and Practices in Estonia. Republic of Moldova: Toward a European Administration. Public Administration in Romania: Historical Milestones and Daily Realities. Public Administration in Bulgaria. Hungarian Public Administration: From Transition to Consolidation. Public Administration in Poland. Public Administration in Mongolia. Conclusion: Public Administration in Former Soviet States-Two Decades of Different Ways.