The study starts with a review of the given task, defines the region, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and presents the countries selected for the case studies, Hungary, Estonia, and Eastern Germany. Complexities of the task are explained and relevant data supplied, and the study focused...

This presentation was realized for the Public Management and Transparency Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue at the 4th Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on December 11th and 12th, 2003. This presentation discusses downsizing the Civil Service in Central and Eastern Europe and specifically the...