Latvia: Designing Reforms, Understanding Change, and Anticipating Hope

Iveta Reinholde ()

Chapter Chapter 9 in Public Service Evolution in the 15 Post-Soviet Countries, 2022, pp 287-326 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Over the course of the past 30 years, Latvia has managed to transform itself from an occupied, by the Soviet Union, republic to an independent and democratic country, as well as becoming a full member of the EU, the OECD, and NATO. This transformation process was complex as political, economic, and administrative reforms were performed simultaneously, requiring substantial coordination and management efforts. Latvia`s two main foreign policy goals—to become a full member of EU and NATO—fostered internal alignment towards massive reforms requiring both political commitment and enormous bureaucratic efforts. The pre-World War II statehood experience and the associated social memory also played a vital role in ensuring continuity of democratic governance. The path of public administration reform in Latvia has been inspired by foreign models, exploring policy transfer, and facing implementation gaps. However, all in all, success of some actions, and failure of others, have resulted in creating a civil service characterised by a substantial level of professionalism.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2462-9_9

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