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18-November-2014
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Principles of public administration reform, SIGMA 2014
Principles of Public Administration provide a detailed definition of good public administration that the Western Balkan countries and Turkey should be aiming for as European Union accession countries. These principles supplement the European Commission Enlargement package, which defined public administration reform as a pillar of the enlargement process.
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3-November-2014
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Principles of Public Administration overview, SIGMA 2014
This is the overview on the report entitled Principles of Public Administration, which provide a detailed definition of good public administration that the Western Balkan countries and Turkey should be aiming for as European Union accession countries. These principles supplement the European Commission Enlargement package, which defined public administration reform as a pillar of the enlargement process.
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8-October-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 52: Policy Making Review Kosovo (2014)
This review is the second in a series of SIGMA policy making reviews, looking into required policy making arrangements and the capacities of Kosovo. Covering both the Government and the Assembly, the review provides an in-depth analysis of the key aspects of Kosovo’s public governance capacities in policy making and co-ordination.
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14-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 2: Constitutions of Central and Eastern European Countries and the Baltic States (1995)
In the Baltic States, the process of independence started after the elections in spring 1990 and was completed by August 1991. Fifty-one years after being forced to join the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania each regained their independence and became once again part of the western community of nations. The USSR disappeared in late 1991 and from it sprung 12 new independent states.
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14-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 4: Management Control in Modern Government Administration (1996)
This publication focuses on the control mechanisms and procedures that need to be built into an organisation’s systems in order to provide reasonable assurance that top management’s objectives will be met, rather than on the design and application of management information systems, which, we believe, are generally well understood in Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs).
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14-March-2014
English
SIGMA Paper No. 6: Internationalisation of Policy-making (1996)
This publication is the product of a 1995 SIGMA workshop, the objective of which was to provide an opportunity to senior practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe to discuss the implications of the internationalisation of policies for governmental systems, and to examine structures and processes for the integration of domestic and international aspects of policy making.
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14-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 8: Budgeting and Policy Making (1996)
The purpose of this Paper is to provide a reference book and a training manual for public administrators in the transitional economies, and in particular for officials with budgeting and policy making responsibilities. This is a follow-up to the SIGMA multi-country seminar held in Ljubljana in April 1996.
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14-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 13: Assessing the Impacts of Proposed Laws and Regulations (1997)
This publication is a follow-up to a seminar that was held in Riga in October 1996 for public officials of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It comprises a brief description of the highlights of the seminar discussions and the three papers that were prepared for the seminar by experts from Canada, France and the United States.
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14-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 15: Checklist on Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1997)
This checklist offers a means for evaluating structures, procedures and techniques for preparing and drafting legislation, and for identifying methodologies that may be helpful when changes are under consideration. Law drafting comprises two stages: policy development, and preparation of the legislative text to give effect to the policy adopted. The checklist is primarily concerned with the latter.
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13-March-2014
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SIGMA Paper No. 18: Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1998)
This publication is made up of a general report, six country reports and several appendices, such as relevant regulations and the OECD checklist for regulatory decision–making. The general report on law drafting and regulatory management is designed as a hands-on tool for policymakers and law drafting personnel.