EFFICIENCY OF CONTROL IN REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Vladimir Sagat (), Milan Krapek () and Juraj Nemec ()
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Vladimir Sagat: Independent expert, 185, Lucatin, Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Slovakia
Milan Krapek: Mgr. PhD. Ambis Vysoká Skola, a.s., Lindnerova 575/1; 180 00, Praga 8, Czech Republic,
Juraj Nemec: Professor PhD., Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University Brno, Lipova 41a, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic and Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovskeho 10, 974 01 Banska Bystrica,

REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, 2021, vol. 2020, issue 37, 6-26

Abstract: The importance of high quality public sector control is an obvious fact – without efficient and effective control system, the risk of wasting public funds is critical. The goal of this article was to evaluate efficiency of internal control systems on the level of regional self-administration in the Slovakia. The findings clearly document many problems related to the performance of regional control bodies and on this basis purposes and possible actions are proposed. From the point of view of "fiscal rules", the research, for example, pointed to an exceptionally poor situation in compliance with the rules and conditions of budgetary management in the Bystrica region in the period 2006-2009. The research also proves that one of the key problems of nonconceptual and non-transparent asset management of regions is confusing and disadvantageous asset sales. The quantitative analysis suggests that the efficiency (intensity) of the functioning of regional control systems does not have a direct impact on the monitored output indicators. The implemented DEA also indicates the low effectivity of the internal control systems of the regions. Our findings fully prove that there are no truly efficient systems of external and internal control at the level of self-governing regions in Slovakia. The factor of high autonomy of regions in the financial management and disposal of assets in connection with the identified high degree of failure of the regional control system generates a clear need to strengthen the system of internal control of regions, based on systemic and procedural changes.

Keywords: Slovakia; self-governing region; control; efficiency; fiscal rules (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H1 H7 H8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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