Developments and Reforms in Public Administration in Slovak Republic (Critical assessment of selected implemented NPM tools)
Developments and Reforms in Public Administration in Slovak Republic (Critical assessment of selected implemented NPM tools)

Author(s): Jana Masárová, Eva Koišová, Beáta Mikušová Meričková, Mária Murray Svidroňová
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Political history, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Politics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Slovak Republic; public administration; reforms; development of public administration; decentralization of public administration;
Summary/Abstract: Public administration in organizational terms of administrative structure can be understood as a set of public institutions. In terms of the definition of the competencies of public institutions, it can be understood as a set of processes that these public organizations carry out. If the public administration is to function effectively, then both organizational and procedural aspects of public administration must be in line. Public administration reform should mainly aim to achieve such compliance by changes in "the structure and procedural practices of public administration in order to streamline the activities of these organizations." (Pollitt - Bouckaert, 2000, p. 8). The major moments of changes in the organizational level of public administration in Slovakia are captured in the first two subsections of this chapter (1.1 Description of public administration prior transition in 1989 and 1.2 Development of Public Administration after transition).

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