The dimension of public administration in Central and Eastern European countries in the current financial crisis

Onofrei, Mihaela and Lupu, Dan (2010): The dimension of public administration in Central and Eastern European countries in the current financial crisis. Published in: Tranylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences No. 29E (30 June 2010): pp. 109-124.

Abstract

The article analyzes from a comparative perspective the main characteristics of the public function in countries from Central and Eastern Europe. The article analyzes the evolution of public administration in Romania between 1990 and 2009; the impact of financial crisis on it; and finally yet importantly, through an econometric model, it determines the relationship among the main factors of influence, GDP, public expenditure and the number of civil servants.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: public servant, public administration
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H0 - General > H00 - General; H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government; H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H12 - Crisis Management; H - Public Economics > H8 - Miscellaneous Issues > H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits

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