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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Bibliographic Details
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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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Overview
  • The problem
  • The approach
  • Findings
  • Conclusions
  • Annex 1.1: Optimal performance indicators
  • Annex 1.2: Civil service norms and practices in European Union and OECD member states
  • Annex 1.2.1: Wage bill expenditure
  • Annex 1.2.2: Expenditure on goods and services
  • Annex 1.3: Technical assistance framework-illustrative technical assistance proposals
  • Notes
  • The Czech Republic: Overview
  • Background and context: administrative transition since the fall of comunism
  • Human resource management and civil service issues
  • Policy formulation and coordination at the Center of Government
  • Implications of accession to the European Union
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Annex. Czech Republic: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results
  • Notes
  • Estonia: Background and context: public administration in Estonia
  • Evaluation of civil service human resources management
  • Policy formulation and implementation
  • EU accession management
  • Annex. Estonia: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results
  • Notes
  • Hungary: Background and context: public administration in Hungary
  • Evaluation of civil service human resources management
  • Policy formulation and implementation
  • EU accession management
  • Annex. Hungary: public administration implications of EU accession study-initial matrix results
  • Notes
  • References
  • Figures
  • Tables