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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820190303321

Autore

Verheijen Tony <1967->

Titolo

Administrative capacity in the new EU member states : the limits of innovation? / / Tony Verheijen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-280-92875-1

9786610928750

0-8213-7156-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xx, 48 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 115

Disciplina

352.11/4

Soggetti

Public administration - Europe, Eastern - History

Public administration - European Union countries - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Executive Summary; List of Boxes; 1. Introduction, Context, and Approach; List of Tables; List of Figures; 2. Reviewing Main Trends in Administrative Development; 3. Comparing Innovative Capacity; 4. Replicability and How to Design a Successful Reform Agenda: A Review of Alternatives; 5. Conclusions; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper reviews progress made in the development of public management systems capable of meeting European standards in the new member states of the European Union, looking into the people, systems, and service delivery aspects of public management systems. The new member states face considerable challenges-improving fiscal management, building absorption capacity of rapidly increasing levels of EU structural funds, and enhancing economic competitiveness-making essential the building of high-quality public management systems. The studyapplies existing tools for comparative analysis and bench