The ability of the administrative state to effectively and reliably deliver public goods and services is perhaps a key variable that can be used to distinguish successful and unsuccessful societies. The purpose of this research note is to assess the extant literature on the transition and public administration reform in Eastern Europe, relate it to the current state of affairs in Bulgaria, and offer some directions for future research.
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Baker, R. (2002). Introduction: Transition and reform in post-authoritarian states. In R. Baker (Ed.), Transitions from authoritarianism: The role of bureaucracy (pp. 1-13). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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Blanchard, O., Dornbusch, D., Krugman, P., Layard, R., & Summers, L. (1991). Reform in Eastern Europe. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
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Chandler, J. A. (Ed.). (2000). Comparative public administration. London: Routledge.
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Collins, P. (2002). From public administration reform to European integration: Cooperation between the European Union and the transitional states of Eastern and Central Europe. In R. Baker (Ed.), Transitions from authoritarianism: The role of bureaucracy (pp. 261-272). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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Deming, W.E. (1993). The new economics for industry, government and education. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study.
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Douglas, M. (1982). In the active voice. London : Routledge.
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Georgieve, L. (2002). Reforming local government in Bulgaria: Bringing democracy to the people. In R. Baker (Ed.), Transitions from authoritarianism: The role of bureaucracy (pp. 99-125). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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Grochowski, M. (2001). Managing urban development in the context of public administration reform: The case of Eastern Europe. International Journal of Public Administration, 24(2), 143-161.
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Haynes, M., & Husan, R. (2002). Market failure, state failure, institutions, and historical constraints in the East European transition. Journal of European Area Studies, 10(1), 105-129.
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Krastev, I. (2002). How to control corruption in southeastern Europe: The case of Bulgaria. Journal of Southeast Europe and Black SeaStudies, 2(1), 119-125.
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Meyer-Sahling, J. (2004). Civil service reform in post-communist Europe: The bumpy road to depoliticisation. West European Politics , 27(1), 71-103.
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Przeworski, A. (1995). The sustainability of democracy. Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press.
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Rice. E.M. (1992). Public administration in post-socialist Eastern Europe. Public Administration Review, 52(2), 116-124.
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Schmitter, P.C., & Karl, T.L. (1994). The conceptual travels of transitologists and consolidologists: How far to the east should they attempt to go?Slavic Review, 53, 173-185.
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Stillman, R.J. (1997). American vs. European public administration: Does public administration make the modern state, or does the state make public administration?Public Administration Review, 57(4), 332-338.
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Suleiman, E. (2003). Dismantling democratic states. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
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Verheijen, T. (1997, April). The civil service system of Bulgaria: In an even deeper crisis?Paper presented at the Civil Service Systems in Comparative Perspective conference, Bloomington, IN.
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Verheijen, T. (2002). The European Union and public administration development in Central and Eastern Europe. In R. Baker (Ed.), Transitions from authoritarianism: The role of bureaucracy (pp. 245-272). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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Wiarda, H.J. (2002b). The politics of European enlargement: NATO, the EU, and the new U.S.—European relationship. World Affairs , 164(4), 178-197.
