ASSESSING THE PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS INDICATORS. THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

A number of abuses of power and position, daily committed for acquisition of unlawful profit, beyond of permitted and envisaged legal jobs, starting from the lowest level, to the so-called, daily corruption, which most often is related to existential needs and it acts harmless, not even grow into another form, to one that uses such profits as the main motive for generating huge illegal gains for a longer period of time, by exploiting and abusing high social position, corruption in public sector, but today already in private sector too, are part of corruption in the broadest sense, embracing all its forms, those who do not enter in zone of punishment and those who means committing of serious crime. It has many forms, but due to focusing on a particular problem, as a better way to contribute a solution, this paper will focus on the analysis of corruption in the public administration in the Republic of Macedonia, and finding measures for its prevention and reduction, which we hope will give a modest contribution to its real legal protection, not only in declarative efforts in some new strategy for its prevention and suppression.

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Analysis of Budget Imbalance Dynamics in Kenya

Journal of Economics and Public Finance ◽

10.22158/jepf.v4n4p352 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 352

Author(s):

Alex Oguso ◽

Francis M. Mwega ◽

Nelson H. Wawire ◽

Purna Samanta

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Time Series Data ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Series Data ◽

Fiscal Consolidation ◽

The Public ◽

Distributed Lag ◽

Seeking Behavior ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Government

Kenya needs substantial and sustained fiscal consolidation to create fiscal space for financing the government’s election pledges, the Vision 2030 development projects, and sustainable development goals. However, the government has found it hard to sustain its fiscal consolidation attempts. This study investigates the fiscal consolidation constraints that act through the budget imbalance dynamics in Kenya using the Olivera-Tanzi effect approach. The study covers the period 2000-2015 using time series data and employs three Auto-regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) error correction models in the analysis. The study showed that a rise in the general price levels in the economy, adjustment of minimum wages, rise in perceived levels of corruption in the public sector and the political budget cycles (occurrence of a general election) worsen the budget imbalances (deficits) thus constrain fiscal consolidation efforts in Kenya. The study also demonstrated that budget imbalance dynamics in Kenya could partly be explained by the Olivera-Tanzi proposition. The study recommends measures to reduce the fiscal imbalance gap in Kenya, which include controlling both supply and demand side inflationary pressure and dealing with rent seeking behavior in the public sector.

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VALUE FOR MONEY IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF STREET LIGHTING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

EMC Review - Časopis za ekonomiju - APEIRON ◽

10.7251/emc2002391m ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Dejan Milenković ◽

Vladimir Đurić

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Administration ◽

New Public Management ◽

Public Private Partnership ◽

Value For Money ◽

Street Lighting ◽

Private Partnership ◽

The Public ◽

Public Administration Reform ◽

The Republic

Public administration reform, better known as the New Public Management - NPM, which began in the mid-1970s, had a key impact on the development of modern public administration. The NPM emphasizes the economic values of public administration, to the detriment of its other values. Public Private Partnership- PPP is one of the basic elements of NPM doctrine. PPP is a partnership between the public and private sector that aims to provide a service traditionally provided by the public sector. An integral part of every PPP is the Value for Money methodology. The “Value for money”- VfM method emerged in this process of public administration reform, first in the UK. The document of the British Government Private Finance Initiative (PFI) from the year 1992, presented the basis for the creation of a new so-called “Venture”, which at that time was called a joint venture, and which is today known as PPP. PPP is a relatively new institute that has existed in the Republic of Serbia since 2011. In this paper, we will deal with the application of the VfM methodology in PPP projects related to street lighting in the Republic of Serbia, and try to give answer about social and economic justification of PPP and potential economic savings that can be achieved in the public sector through the implementation of PPP. At the present time, when there is more and more talk about the need for environmental protection, sustainable development and energy efficiency, PPP projects can have an increasing importance in this area. For this reason, we have limited the application of VfM methods in PPP projects in the Republic of Serbia only to street lighting projects which provide the mentioned goals.

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The Financing Framework for Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies: The Case of Uruguay

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11041059 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1059 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Nicolás Gambetta ◽

Paula Azadian ◽

Victoria Hourcade ◽

María Reyes

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Public Sector ◽

Emerging Economies ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Emerging Economy ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Scarce Resources ◽

The Public ◽

Academic Literature ◽

Development Goals

This paper explores the financing framework for sustainable development in Uruguay, an emerging economy, and examines whether available financing instruments contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in which significant progress is still required in this country. Reports, policy documents and academic literature were reviewed to determine the types of sustainable development financing instruments available, and to analyse the challenges facing emerging economies in this regard. In addition, the financing programmes available from the public sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the financial sector and multilateral credit agencies were examined. The results obtained show that the main financing sources for sustainable development are located within the public sector due to the absence of a developed financial market, and that the existing financial instruments do not address the SDGs where most attention is required. The latter circumstances make it challenging to achieve these SDGs in Uruguay. The study findings highlight the need for greater coordination among all parties to make efficient use of the scarce resources available to an emerging economy and thus enable it to meet its SDGs.

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Introducing an Organizational Perspective in SDG Implementation in the Public Sector in Spain: The Case of the Former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12239959 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 9959

Author(s):

Miguel Soberón ◽

Teresa Sánchez-Chaparro ◽

Julia Urquijo ◽

David Pereira

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Case Study Methodology ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

The Public ◽

Prioritization Process ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Organizational Perspective ◽

Development Goals ◽

Study Methodology

The public sector has an indisputable role in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the interrelated nature of the SDGs represents a challenge for the public sector, which has in the last few decades undergone a process of specialization, decentralization and fragmentation. Hence, the establishment of coordination mechanisms within the public sector are needed to ensure implementation. This article introduces an organizational perspective in a participative SDG prioritization process carried out by a public organization: the former Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA). A case study methodology is used to identify internal collaboration needs in order to address the SDGs and to analyze the driving and restraining forces operating within the organization so that the required organizational changes can be initiated. Our findings reveal that the organizational perspective is key in supporting SDG implementation and boosting the transformative capacity that underpins the 2030 Agenda. Public organizations must combine different coordination approaches, according to the demands that each specific SDG target makes upon the organization. Furthermore, engaging internal agents in participative processes for the development of the implementation is essential to reproducing the dynamics of internal collaboration that will be needed in future stages of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.

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Discrepant estimates of key indicators for Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5: the public sector's experience in Rwanda

The Lancet ◽

10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61270-2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 381 ◽

pp. S16

Author(s):

Agnes Binagwaho ◽

Fidele Ngabo ◽

Cathy Mugeni ◽

Corine Karema ◽

Maurice Gatera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Millennium Development Goals ◽

The Public ◽

Development Goals ◽

Key Indicators

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Republic of Moldova

IMF Staff Country Reports ◽

10.5089/9781513552286.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (240) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Trust Fund ◽

The Public ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

Public Property ◽

Data Gaps ◽

National Bank ◽

Ministry Of Finance ◽

Treasury Department

In response to a request from the European Department, a Public-Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted in Chisinau during October 2–8, 2019. The mission funded by the Data for Decisions (D4D) multi-donor trust fund and followed up on a D4D Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) workshop held in Vienna, Austria during July 2019, where participants from Moldova identified data gaps with current compilation of debt statistics. The mission primarily worked with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Public Debt Department (PDD), but also had discussions with the Budget and Treasury Department. Outside the MOF, the mission had meetings with the Public Property Agency (PPA), the Municipality of Chisinau and the National Bank of Moldova (NBM). Finally, the mission also held a joint meeting with representatives of a separate IMF TA Mission on sectoral accounts with Treasury and attended the concluding meeting of that mission with the NBM.

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Transparency of the decision-making process during the Coronavirus pandemic

Review of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Sciences ◽

10.53783/18572294.21.186.06 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 81-97

Author(s):

Irina Ciacir ◽

◽

Ecaterina Subina ◽

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Administration ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

The European Union ◽

The Public ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

Communication Problems ◽

Short Period ◽

The Republic

2020 is a year of global change. The spread of the COVID-19 virus was an impetus for transformation. The entire globe confronts impediments hard-to-anticipate, but who endangers people’s life. This article refers to the transparency of the decision-making process in the pandemic period. Also, it is explained the communication problems that can appear in complicated situations between the public administration and the citizen. Both the authorities of the European Union, in general, and of the Republic of Moldova, in particular, encounter social problems, which must be resolved in a very short period. Many decisions must be made promptly and unforeseen. It is important that this process does not affect the quality of public services provided and does not infringe on the rights of citizens. Thus, the decision-making process must be transparent and accessible to citizens

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Perception of civil servants regarding the professional performance assessment process in the Republic of Moldova

Review of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Sciences ◽

10.53783/18572294.21.185.12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 148-158

Author(s):

Ana Varzari ◽

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Public Administration ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Sociological Research ◽

The Public ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact

This article includes an empirical research of the process of evaluating the performance in the public service of the Republic of Moldova, in the perception of civil servants. The importance of the quality of human resources and personnel policy in the public administration and the role of performance evaluation in order to streamline public administration were highlighted. In order to have a better understanding of the impact of performance appraisal of civil servants on the administration process in the Republic of Moldova, a study was conducted by collecting empirical data. Empirical research illustrates the state of affairs in this segment of the competitive labor market. The application of sociological research methods, techniques, procedures and tools provided the opportunity to study the perception of civil servants on the performance evaluation process in the Republic of Moldova.

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The Contribution of the Public Authorities from the Republic of Moldova Towards the Protection and Enhancement of the National Cultural Heritage

Journal of Legal Studies ◽

10.2478/jles-2021-0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (41) ◽

pp. 72-82

Author(s):

Vasile Comendant

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Public Authorities ◽

The Public ◽

Republic Of Moldova ◽

National Heritage ◽

The Republic ◽

Education Culture ◽

Relationship Of

Abstract The article analyzes the contribution of the public administration authorities of the Republic of Moldova towards the protection and enhancement of the national cultural heritage. The competencies of the Parliament, the Executive and Ministry of Education, Culture and Research are investigated as central public authorities in the field of national heritage, as well as the attributions of local public authorities in this field. The attention is on the relationship of cooperation between the central public authorities and the local ones in certain areas. It is underlined the contribution of the European Union’s projects towards the reconstruction of some historical value objectives as part of the national heritage. Particular attention is given to the role of cultural heritage in the education of citizens by systematizing the knowledge about national and global cultural heritage.

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