<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The first part of the paper summarizes NPM approaches in public administration reforms in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), and focuses particularly on contracting of public services delivery, outsourcing of supportive services in public organizations and Program (performance) budgeting and performance evaluation and financing. The problems discussed in the first part open a discussion on public management education of civil servants in CEECs with which deals the second part of the paper. The data available clearly indicate that the contents and quality of public management higher education in the three selected countries - Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland - do not meet the current needs of a modern state.</p></abstract>

The first part of the paper summarizes NPM approaches in public administration reforms in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), and focuses particularly on contracting of public services delivery, outsourcing of supportive services in public organizations and Program (performance) budgeting and performance evaluation and financing. The problems discussed in the first part open a discussion on public management education of civil servants in CEECs with which deals the second part of the paper. The data available clearly indicate that the contents and quality of public management higher education in the three selected countries - Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland - do not meet the current needs of a modern state.

Does Public Administration Higher Education in CEECs Reflect Demands Created by NPM Reforms?

Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Faculty of Law, University Bialystok, Poland

Review of Economic Perspectives

The first part of the paper summarizes NPM approaches in public administration reforms in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), and focuses...

Does Public Administration Higher Education in CEECs Reflect Demands Created by NPM Reforms?

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Okt. 2011

Seitenbereich: 124 - 140

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10135-011-0010-2

Schlüsselwörter
NPM, public management reforms in CEECs, civil servants' education

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Does Public Administration Higher Education in CEECs Reflect Demands Created by NPM Reforms?

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Okt. 2011

Seitenbereich: 124 - 140

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10135-011-0010-2

SchlüsselwörterNPM, public management reforms in CEECs, civil servants' education

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
NPM, public management reforms in CEECs, civil servants' education