Public Administration in Post-Communist Countries: Former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia

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by  Saltanat Liebert

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Public Administration
in Post-Communist
Countries
Former Soviet Union, Central and
Eastern Europe, and Mongolia
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Contents
Acknowledgments ..............................................................................................................vii
Contributors .........................................................................................................................ix
1 Introduction: Public Administration in Central and
Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States—Common Legacy and
Challenges of the Post-Communist Era .......................................................................1
SALTANAT LIEBERT, STEPHEN E. CONDREY, AND DMITRY GONCHAROV
2 Ukrainian Public Management: Top-Down or Bottom-Up Reform? ...........................7
STEPHEN E. CONDREY, SVITLANA SLAVA-PRODAN, R. PAUL BATTAGLIO, AND
MYKOLA PALINCHAK
3 Public Administration in Russia ................................................................................23
DMITRY GONCHAROV AND ANTON SHIRIKOV
4 Public Sector Reforms in Kazakhstan ........................................................................43
AIGERIM R. IBRAYEVA AND TAMARA NEZHINA
5 Public Administration in Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................69
SALTANAT LIEBERT AND MEDET TIULEGENOV
6 Public Administration in Georgia ............................................................................103
NINO DOLIDZE, ILIA JOBAVA, ELIZABETH SOPROMADZE, NINO LOLADZE,
TEA LOLADZE, LANA OVSIANNIKOVA, ZHANA ANTIA, GEORGE MZHAVANADZE,
AND TEA SONISHVILI
7 Post-Communist Public Administration in Lithuania .............................................135
SAULIUS PIVORAS
8 Public Administration Developments and Practices in Estonia ...............................161
GEORG SOOTLA AND SULEV LÄÄNE
9 Republic of Moldova: Toward a European Administration .....................................191
LUCICA MATEI
10 Public Administration in Romania: Historical Milestones and Daily Realities ......217
ANI MATEI
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11 Public Administration in Bulgaria ...........................................................................251
MARGARITA SHIVERGUEVA
12 Hungarian Public Administration: From Transition to Consolidation ..................277
ISTVÁN VÁNYOLÓS AND GYÖRGY HAJNAL
13 Public Administration in Poland .............................................................................293
JACEK CZAPUTOWICZ AND MARCIN SAKOWICZ
14 Public Administration in Mongolia .........................................................................319
TSEDEV DAMIRAN AND RICHARD PRATT
15 Conclusion: Public Administration in Former Soviet States—Two Decades
of Different Ways ......................................................................................................339
SALTANAT LIEBERT, STEPHEN E. CONDREY, AND DMITRY GONCHAROV
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Acknowledgments
My thanks, first, go to my friends at Uzhgorod National University (Ukraine) for almost two
decades of friendship and support. When I first visited Uzhgorod in 2004, I never imagined that
the professional relationships and friendships that developed then would remain strong over the
years. I would like to give special thanks to Svitlana Slava-Prodan and Mykola Palinchak, my
chapter coauthors here and in other publications. I am also grateful to other Uzhgorod faculty,
particularly the members of the Center for Economic Reform and Assistance. Two nonfaculty
members, Mike Bizilya and the late Sergey Popyk, added particular depth to my interest and
understanding of the perils and prospects of building and administering bureaucratic systems in a
post-Communist environment. My sincere gratitude goes to all of you.
I must also give my sincere thanks to Dmitry Goncharov and Saltanat (Salta) Liebert, the
coeditors of this book. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Dmitry through his academic
appointments at the University of Georgia and University of Montevallo. I have also had the
pleasure of visiting Dmitry several times in Russia. His knowledge, friendship, and openness have
added greatly to my understanding of post-Communist governments.
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and former ASPA book series editor,
Evan Berman, provided the opportunity for Saltanat Liebert and me to begin discussing the pos-
sibility of publishing this book. Lara Zoble of CRC Press provided patient guidance throughout
the process of bringing this volume together. Salta’s leadership and persistence are responsible for
this “concept” coming to life in this volume, as you can see. Salta, thank you!
Stephen E. Condrey
I would like to thank Steve Condrey and Saltanat Liebert, the coeditors of this book. I got to know
Steve through a series of joint academic activities both in the United States and Russia. His knowl-
edge, friendship, and openness have added greatly to my understanding of public administration
both in the United States and in other countries.
Participation in a series of U.S. government programs of academic exchange (including the
Fulbright Research Fellowship, University of Georgia, 2002–2003) and the opportunity to work
at the University of Montevallo as a visiting Vacca Chair for Liberal Arts (2006–2007) provided
me with a unique experience and resources, which were utilized in my contribution to this book.
Dmitry Goncharov
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viii  ◾  Acknowledgments
I owe thanks to many individuals who helped bring this project to fruition. Steve Condrey had
an excellent idea for this book and has been critical in making it happen. Steve’s idea was enthu-
siastically supported by Evan Berman, then ASPA book series editor. David H. Rosenbloom, the
current ASPA book series editor, provided constructive comments that allowed us to improve the
manuscript. Lara Zoble and David Fausel from CRC Press ably and patiently guided us from
the early stages of the manuscript to its publication. Jessica Zielonis and Jeanette Ruiz, graduate
students at Virginia Commonwealth University, proofread the manuscript at its various stages. My
husband, Jeff Liebert, read early drafts of the chapter on Kyrgyzstan, as well as the introduction
and conclusion, and made valuable suggestions. Finally, this book would not have been possible
without our contributors, who wrote excellent, insightful chapters and promptly responded to our
questions and suggestions. It has been an honor working with you. Thank you!
Saltanat Liebert
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