25 years of public administration in the Czech Republic
25 years of public administration in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Bojka Hamerníková, Milan Lindner
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Economic history, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Czech Republic; public administration; political and economic changes; transformation of society; effectiveness of public administration; reforms;
Summary/Abstract: Fundamental political and economic changes have taken place in the Czech Republic in the past quarter of a century. It is a relatively long period of time, during which all areas of life of society have been radically transformed, with public administration being no exception. The significant milestone of the country’s history was marked by the events of November 1989. The political, legislative, and economic changes – in a word “dismantling” – of the socialist state and its transformation into a democratic state relying on the market economy also required transformation regarding the perception of its role, activities of executive apparatus and institutions, nature and quality of public administration employees, and effectiveness of their work. And it is a very challenging and prolonged transformation that is not always absolutely clear. By analyzing the public administration development during the period, we should point out the key moments of its transformation and allow critical assessment of individual steps of various reforms, both planned and implemented. This is the only way to determine the pros and cons of the existing development and to indicate the trends of going forward.

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