Naslov
Methodological applicability and practical use of functional analysis for public administration reform: the case of Croatia

Autori
Tišma, Sanja ; Maleković, Sanja ; Keser, Ivana

Izvornik
Public and municipal finance (2222-1867) 1 (2012), 2; 51-60

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
functional analysis; public administration reform; public administration bodies in Croatia

Sažetak
A number of analysis and initiatives have been implemented in Croatia in the past decade related to public administration reform. However, the problem is still prevailing and the need for modernization of public administration is particularly a pressing issue, triggered, among other, by way of the doctrine of good governance. A question frequently raised in Croatia is how to initiate the system of public administration reform. If effectively implemented, functional analysis is in this light often considered as a method which can be useful in considering open questions related to wider reorganization and the role of the state in the development of the society. However, if ineffectively used, this method can contribute to the dilution of ongoing activities and initiatives geared towards change - leading thus to status quo situation of maintaining the prevailing circumstances. This paper analyzes the experience of implementing functional analysis within ten central government institutions and their subordinate bodies in Croatia throughout 2008. Together with a review on the methodological and organizational questions which the authors have considered while implementing this analysis, some positive impacts on government administration will be discussed, as well as some pressing shortcomings and constraints which have been detected while implementing the functional analysis. The authors provided key reasons “for and against” using this methodology in the specific context of Croatian public administration and will provide recommendations for its possible improvement. The results of methodological appropriateness and practical use of functional analysis in Croatia are perceived in comparison to experience of other countries in the region, with the aim of suggesting how this method can be used as an effective tool for promoting thorough reforms in public administration.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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