scholarly journals Management reforms in the Polish and Hungarian local government

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-170
Author(s):  
Lucyna Rajca
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Political System ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Paradigms ◽  
Subordinate Role

The study aims to compare management reforms in the Hungarian and Polish local government structures which were introduced at the beginning of the transformation of the socio-political system and during the first two decades of the 21st century. The analyses show that local governments in both countries have implemented solutions derived from different management paradigms, which are in many respects contradictory. In the process of implementing management reforms in the local governments of the two countries there have been both convergent and divergent trends. The public administration reforms in Hungary after 2010 reflect a coherent vision of a strong and centralized state and are intended to ensure effective resolution of social problems. The market and civil society have been given a subordinate role. As far as the Polish local government model is concerned, currently it is difficult to indicate one organizational model constituting a coherent whole.

scholarly journals Samodzielność finansowa gmin w kontekście realizacji dochodów budżetowych

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Anna Milewska
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Independent Entity

Local government in Poland functions as an independent entity in the public finance sector. It performs tasks (most often taking the form of public services) for its residents on its own responsibility. For this purpose, this unit is obliged to organize financial guarantee the implementation of both (own and commissioned tasks in the field of public administration). While in the second case, as a rule, can count on support in the form of targeted subsidies from the central budget, local government should secure own tasks independently. This means that local governments have the possibility (in the aspect specified by legal acts) for financial independence in terms of organizing and collecting budget revenues.

scholarly journals Centralization efforts in the transformation of the Hungarian local government system

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-311
Author(s):  
Atila Bado
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Regime Change ◽  
Considerable Degree ◽  
Democratic Ideal ◽  
Administration System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fundamental Law ◽  
The Government

Following a change of government in 2010, the Hungarian local government system underwent a period of significant transformation. The question of how it is viewed and the effects it may have are currently being debated. However, the fact that 2011 saw a reform of a more than a 20-year-old unyielding system seems difficult to argue with. Laced with the democratic ideal of self-government, the Hungarian regime change of 1989 resulted in a fragmented local government system with a considerable degree of management authority. The local government model opted for by Hungary, which can indeed be dubbed as the champion of decentralisation, could function uninterruptedly until 2010 with minor adjustments. The centralising effort of the government had already become clear beyond a shadow of a doubt before the adoption of the Cardinal Act or the Fundamental Law (2011) itself. The reorganisation of territorial public administration was the first series of measures which allowed to make inferences about the public administration system and the forthcoming centralisation of local governments.

scholarly journals Theoretical principles of organization of local government and local self-governanment in foreign countries and in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
V.S. Oliinyk ◽  
◽  
M.M. Rebkalo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
The State ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Constitutional Principle

In its modern form, local government and local self-government were formed as a result of constitutional and municipal reforms of the late eighteenth – early nineteenth century. Their formation and development have historically been associated with the process of transition from feudal organization to industrial society. The stronghold of the bourgeoisie were the cities that fought for independence in the management of local affairs. Medieval cities with their administrative, financial and judicial privileges, practically, carried in themselves “embryos of municipalism”. This was expressed, first of all, in the requirements of giving independence to communities and larger historically formed territorial communities. The free community was the leitmotif of the concept of municipal autonomy in Europe. According to many authors, from the middle of the XIX century local government of this kind began to be called local self-government. The public-state concept of self-government is optimal for Ukraine. First, it ensures the formation of a system of local self-government as an institution of civil society. Secondly, such a model contributes to the active involvement of local governments in the implementation of functions and tasks of public administration. The theory of social functions of municipal government has the greatest influence on the practice of local self-government at the present stage of state development. According to it, local governments are social services that are able to meet the interests of all segments of the population. As representatives of the socially useful, non-political activities of the state, local governments are in partnership with him on the basis of mutual benefit and receive financial assistance in response to increased costs. Local self-government naturally depends on the state, in fact acts as a guiding and controlling authority. Local self-government as a somewhat independent institution of civil society is a necessary element of the mechanism for smoothing political differences between the legislative and executive branches of government. Its further development is a prerequisite for the democratization of public administration and the functioning of the political system, which is the basis for the full development of the state. After all, developed local self-government testifies to democratic public administration and ensuring the constitutional principle of state control over citizens. Key words: local government; Anglo-Saxon model of local self-government; continental model of local self-government; local (communal system) self-government of Germany; the Iberian model of local self-government; Soviet model of local self-government; public-state concept.

Spatial and Institutional Analysis of the Voivodships Expenditure on Culture in the Years 2003 – 2015

e-Finanse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Adam Mateusz Suchecki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
National Heritage

AbstractFollowing the completion of the process of decentralisation of public administration in Poland in 2003, a number of tasks implemented previously by the state authorities were transferred to the local level. One of the most significant changes to the financing and management methods of the local authorities was the transfer of tasks related to culture and national heritage to the set of tasks implemented by local governments. As a result of the decentralisation process, the local government units in Poland were given significant autonomy in determining the purposes of their budgetary expenditures on culture. At the same time, they were obliged to cover these expenses from their own revenues.This paper focuses on the analysis of expenditures on culture covered by the voivodship budgets, taking into consideration the structure of cultural institutions by their types, between 2003-2015. The location quotient (LQ) was applied to two selected years (2006 and 2015) to illustrate the diversity of expenditures on culture in individual voivodships.

OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF LOBISTRY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE: REALITIES TODAY AND EVOLUTIONARY FORECAST

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 329-339
Author(s):  
Tikhon Sergeyevich Yarovoy
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Industrial Groups

The article is devoted to the research of goals and functions of lobbying activity. The author has processed the ideas of domestic and foreign scientists, proposed his own approaches to the definition of goals and functions of lobbying activities through the prism of public administration. As a result, a generalized vision of the goals and functions of lobbying activities as interrelated elements of the lobbying system was proposed, and a forecast for further evolution of the goals and functions of domestic lobbying was provided. The analysis of lobbying functions allowed us to notice the tendencies in shifting the goals of this activity. If the objectives were fully covered by functions such as mediation between citizens and the state, the information function and the function of organizing plurality of public interests, then the role of strengthening the self-organization of civil society and the function of compromise become increasingly important in the process of formation in the developed countries of civil society and the development of telecommunication technologies. Ukrainian lobbyism will not be left to the side of this process. Already, politicians of the highest level, leaders of financial and industrial groups have to act, adjust their goals (even if they are — declared), taking into account the reaction of the public. In the future, this trend will only increase. The analysis of current research and political events provides all grounds for believing that, while proper regulatory legislation is being formed in Ukraine, the goals and functions of domestic lobbying will essentially shift towards a compromise with the public. It is noted that in spite of the existence of a basic direction of action, lobbying may have several ramified goals. Guided by the goals set, lobbyism can manifest itself in various spheres of the political system of society, combining the closely intertwined interests of various actors in the lobbying process, or even — contrasting them.

Fuzzy Lines: Using the Best-Selling Novel to Illustrate the Blurring Boundaries of “Public”

Public Voices ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Nolan J. Argyle ◽  
Gerald A. Merwin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Contracting Out ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Civic Community ◽  
Additional Area ◽  
Do So

Privatization, contracting out, and a host of other current trends blur the line between public and private—they create what at best is a fuzzy line. This study examines yet one additional area where the lines between public and private have gotten even fuzzier—the best selling novel. It uses the writings of Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler,two authors whose names on a novel guarantee best-seller status. It will do so in the context of what a civic community and civil society are, and how they relate to the public-private question, a question that has renewed life in public administration.

Training Administrators To Use Microcomputers

1985 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert H. Rittle
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
City Management ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Administration Review ◽  
Management Association ◽  
University Training

Some are born to computer literacy, while others have literacy thrust upon them! Students who comprise the next generation of political scientists and public administrators will, in many cases, fall into the latter category. This article concerns the role of university training programs in meeting the increasing demands for microcomputer skills.The January, 1984 issue of Public Administration Review included five articles concerning microcomputers in local government. These articles anticipate “major changes in the way local governments organize and the means by which they carry out operations,” as a result of microcomputer technology. Predicting a significant impact of microcomputers in local government, the International City Management Association has also published a major monograph on microcomputer use (Griesemer, 1984).

scholarly journals Agile and Lean approaches: possibilities of application in local self-government bodies of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Olena Bortnik
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Iso Standards ◽  
Private And Public

The article considers the concepts and history of Agile and Lean, the possibility of application in local self-government in Ukraine, analysis of the experience of local government in other countries. The aim of the article is to find ways to learn the best experience to improve the work of local self-government in Ukraine.Foreign publications related to the possibility of implementing the Agile methodology in the field of public administration and local self-government are analyzed. Examples of interaction and mutual influence of Agile and Lean are given. Demonstrates how references in international ISO standards to the above-mentioned methodologies, values and ways of thinking are used. ISO standards for management systems are universal and can be applied by both private and public sector organizations. One of the main ideas behind the standards is continuous improvement based on the PDCA cycle, and organizations that have implemented management systems such as ISO 9001 can use international best practices, tools and techniques to improve efficiency and effectiveness, satisfaction of customers and other interested parties and reduce unwanted losses. Such methods are those which are considered in this article. Historically, most management practices have emerged in the private sector, driven by a competitive environment. And then adapts to public administration and local government. In Ukraine, the process of decentralization of local self-government is gaining momentum. Sustainable development of local self-government is the basis for ensuring the comfort and quality of life of the local communities. In a rapidly changing environment, there is a need to find new management approaches. It is proposed to conduct short-term pilot projects to test the Agile method in local governments. It is advisable to include consideration of the methods specified in the article in training and retraining of employees. Continuous improvement requires, first of all, a change in organizational culture and awareness and involvement of staff for the most effective implementation of world best practices.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Media in Promoting Information Disclosure on Environmental Incidents: An Evolutionary Game Theory Perspective

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Ling ◽  
Shan Gao ◽  
Wenhui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Public

Despite the expectation that social media use in the public sector contributes to enhancing government's transparency, few studies have been investigated whether social media use actually leads to more disclosure during environmental incidents in practice and how social media influence local governments and their officials' information disclosure. In this article, we model information disclosure during environmental incidents as an evolutionary game process between the central government and local government in social media context, and examine the internal mechanism that how social media influence the progress of information disclosure during environmental incidents. The findings indicate that social media plays an active constructive role in central-local government game relations. Specific- ally, social media can provides an efficient information channels for the central government supervise regional officials in environmental incidents, and thus improves its supervision efficiency, and it also provides an important means for internet mobilization and online-offline interaction by encouraging the public exchange information and express their views, and in turn forces local governments and their officials tend to disclosure ahead.

scholarly journals ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR ENSURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE POLICY IN THE FIELD OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
E. O. Kazmiryshyn
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Procedure ◽  
Procedure Code ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Stated Purpose

The article is devoted to determining the list of administrative and legal instruments for ensuring the implementation of state policy in the field of European integration of Ukraine. In order to achieve the stated purpose, it seems necessary to solve the following research problems: 1) to analyze the domestic scientific literature devoted to understanding the category of “administrative and legal instruments” or its analogues; 2) identify the types of administrative and legal instruments used by public administration entities in implementing state policy in the field of European integration of Ukraine; 3) to specify the prospects of expanding the list of administrative and legal instruments that public administration entities may use in implementing state policy in the field of European integration of Ukraine. As a result of the study the following conclusions are reached: they use the appropriate administrative and legal instruments to perform the tasks assigned to the subjects of the public administration of Ukraine involved in the implementation of state policy in the sphere of European integration of Ukraine. The conducted research allows to state that the specifics of this direction of state policy of Ukraine determines their insignificant list. These include: by-laws, planning acts and information acts; the necessity of introducing a clear procedure for involving civil society institutions and interested individuals in developing, discussing and monitoring the implementation of state policy plans in the field of European integration of Ukraine has been proved. The procedure for such involvement should be defined at the level of the Administrative Procedure Code of Ukraine; the necessity of expanding the list of administrative and legal instruments used by the public administration of Ukraine in implementing state policy in the field of European integration of Ukraine is substantiated. Their extension is possible, for example, through the involvement of administrative contracts, in particular: subordination and coordination administrative agreements. They could become the legal basis for the interaction of public administration entities of Ukraine, as well as subjects of national public administration and local self-government bodies or civil society institutions in particular areas of implementation of state policy in the field of European integration of Ukraine.

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