The future development of public administration in Croatia

Abstract

Budući razvitak hrvatske uprave razmatra se na kraći rok, dok traje proces priključivanja Hrvatske Europskoj uniji, i na dulji, pod utjecajem dugoročnijih tendencija promjena u svijetu.The possible future development o f public administration in Croatia is considered under two time horizons: during the préparations for accession to thè European Union, and in the longer run under thè impact o f the main trends in global change. Under the first heading, the most important measure is the perceived distance between the current state of the Croatian administrative System and EU standards in this field as formulated in EU documents. The main points of an administrative reform in Croatia aimed at reduncing this distance are discussed. The main trends towards change in the world - advent o f the information age, functional différentiation o f society, increase of social density, widening circle of legitimate interests - and their probable implications for Systems o f public administration are summarily discussed in relation to Croatia