The article compares the results of two waves of PA reforms in Georgian public sector in the peri... more The article compares the results of two waves of PA reforms in Georgian public sector in the period of 2004-2012 and overviews advantages and disadvantages of competitive and professional models of civil service in developing countries on the example of Georgia. The paper discusses results of the study conducted by the GIPA School of Government in 2014 on problems and challenges in Georgian public organizations and links them with the process of reform. We consider four instruments of internal organizational development - performance measurement, motivation, strategic planning and participatory approach to the decision making, which were introduced to the public organizations during the PA reforms in Georgia, and estimate how effectively they have been implemented.
Participation of the non-state actors in policy development is of particular importance. The leve... more Participation of the non-state actors in policy development is of particular importance. The level of involvement of different stakeholders, such as NGO sector, business representatives, various population groups, individual experts, as well as academic institutions in decision-making processes determines level of democracy in the country. The presented research was aimed at studying how these actors engage in the regional policy development and implementation, how they affect the process and how their interests are taken into account by the central, regional and local governmental bodies. The study was based on the qualitative method, 24 respondents were interviewed, which included central and local government bodies and sub-agencies, NGOs, business associations and SMEs, beneficiaries of different nation-scale social projects, and experts from regional universities. The cycle of the regional policy development was defined as the formation, implementation and monitoring and evaluat...
The article compares the results of two waves of PA reforms in Georgian public sector in the peri... more The article compares the results of two waves of PA reforms in Georgian public sector in the period of 2004-2012 and overviews advantages and disadvantages of competitive and professional models of civil service in developing countries on the example of Georgia. The paper discusses results of the study conducted by the GIPA School of Government in 2014 on problems and challenges in Georgian public organizations and links them with the process of reform. We consider four instruments of internal organizational development - performance measurement, motivation, strategic planning and participatory approach to the decision making, which were introduced to the public organizations during the PA reforms in Georgia, and estimate how effectively they have been implemented.
Participation of the non-state actors in policy development is of particular importance. The leve... more Participation of the non-state actors in policy development is of particular importance. The level of involvement of different stakeholders, such as NGO sector, business representatives, various population groups, individual experts, as well as academic institutions in decision-making processes determines level of democracy in the country. The presented research was aimed at studying how these actors engage in the regional policy development and implementation, how they affect the process and how their interests are taken into account by the central, regional and local governmental bodies. The study was based on the qualitative method, 24 respondents were interviewed, which included central and local government bodies and sub-agencies, NGOs, business associations and SMEs, beneficiaries of different nation-scale social projects, and experts from regional universities. The cycle of the regional policy development was defined as the formation, implementation and monitoring and evaluat...
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