Open AccessManagement reforms in the Polish and Hungarian local government
Author(s) -
Lucyna Rajca
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
środkowoeuropejskie studia polityczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2956-5014
pISSN - 1731-7517
DOI - 10.14746/ssp.2020.2.8
Subject(s) - local government , politics , state (computer science) , political science , government (linguistics) , economic system , public administration , public management , process (computing) , administration (probate law) , political economy , economics , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , law , operating system
The study aims to compare management reforms in the Hungarian and Polish local government structures which were introduced at the beginning of the transformation of the socio-political system and during the first two decades of the 21st century. The analyses show that local governments in both countries have implemented solutions derived from different management paradigms, which are in many respects contradictory. In the process of implementing management reforms in the local governments of the two countries there have been both convergent and divergent trends. The public administration reforms in Hungary after 2010 reflect a coherent vision of a strong and centralized state and are intended to ensure effective resolution of social problems. The market and civil society have been given a subordinate role. As far as the Polish local government model is concerned, currently it is difficult to indicate one organizational model constituting a coherent whole.