Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the emerging civil service systems in 9 Central and East European states. Its comparative nature provides a fascinating insight into the emerging patterns of administrative development in the region since the beginning of the transition period.
The authors apply the same methodological framework developed by the Civil Service Research Consortium to all the country case studies, which gives the book a high level of coherence and enhances the comparability of the country case studies. This methodological framework provides a solid background for the in-depth analysis of the history of the civil service system, internal labour market, public opinion, relations between politicians and administrators and civil service reform and development. Special attention is given to topical issues such as the influence of the European Union on the emerging civil service systems and possibility of European Union candidature.
Civil Service Systems in Central and Eastern Europe will be warmly welcomed by academics and advanced level students in public administration, law, political science and transition studies as well as policymakers and international organizations helping to develop civil services in former communist countries.
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Context and Structure Part I: The Russian Federation and Yugoslavia 2. A Decade of Transition Over 3. The Russian Civil Service 4. The Civil Service of Yugoslavia Part II: EU Candidate States I: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic 5. Civil Service Systems in EU Candidate States 6. The Civil Service of Bulgaria 7. The Civil Service System of Hungary 8. The National Civil Service System in Poland 9. The Civil Service System of the Slovak Republic Part III: EU Candidate States II: The Baltic States 10. The Civil Service Reform in the Baltics 11. The Civil Service in the Republic of Estonia 12. Latvia 13. Lithuania Part IV: Conclusions 14. Conclusions Index
