Ready for Europe : public administration reform and European Union accession in Central and Eastern Europe

This study seeks to clarify and concretize the real administrative requirements of accession for selected Central and Eastern European countries. Throughout the study, the author tries to determine the level of performance countries will need to attain on a range of administrative tasks in order to...

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Main Author: Nunberg, Barbara
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2000
Series:World Bank technical paper. Europe and Central Asia poverty reduction and economic management series no. 466
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Summary:This study seeks to clarify and concretize the real administrative requirements of accession for selected Central and Eastern European countries. Throughout the study, the author tries to determine the level of performance countries will need to attain on a range of administrative tasks in order to reach a minimal threshold for European Union membership, and each countries ' state of administrative readiness for accession in light of the standards applied. The study aims to help countries specify targets for attaining the level of development needed for both EU accession and global competitiveness. It also tries to identify the critical path of actions and policies governments need to implement to reach international standards, and where possible, to highlight areas where outside assistance and advice might be useful. The critical areas of administrative performance are emphasized: First, how advanced is the development of a politically neutral, professionalized human resource cadre in the civil service? Second for public administration tasks more broadly, do countries have the necessary institutional infrastructure at the center of government? Third on the specific front of EU integration, how well do the dedicated institutional structures and processes established to shepherd countries through the accession period work?
Physical Description:vii, 364 p. : il.
Bibliography:Incluye bibliografía
ISBN:0-8213-4737-3
ISSN:0253-7494