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Received: 2024-05-15  |  Accepted: 2024-07-23  |  Published: 2024-09-30

Title

Public administration and public services analysis and development trends: a review


Abstract

Public administration in the political system is part of the executive branch and is responsible for implementing policy and achieving the goals set by the government. Public services are the “tangible” results of public administration, and the activity of municipal authorities manifested as the provision of certain benefits to their clients – the public. The theoretical review aims to provide insights into the definition of public administration and services and the reforms carried out in this area in Latvia and Eastern European countries. Issues related to public administration and public service quality are described; trends in the development of public administration and their research in Europe and worldwide are provided. The insights allow us to foresee peculiarities of development and challenges this sector can encounter in various countries, including Latvia.


Keywords

public administration, public services, development trends, reforms, quality of public services, Latvia


JEL classifications

H80 , H83


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1227


DOI


Pages

195-208


Funding


This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Katelo, Iveta
Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia https://du.lv
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

12


Number

1


Issue date

September 2024


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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