01530pab a2200181 454500008004000000100001700040245006100057260000900118300001200127362000800139520098200147650002801129650001801157773004201175909001001217999001701227952010401244180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRandma, Tina  aA small civil service in transition: the case of Estonia  c2001  ap.41-51  aFeb  aAlthough scholars have shown consistent interest in small states in past decades, the Republic of Estonia has not been included in any study of small states owing to its brief history of independent statehood.  This article provides an overview of the development of the Estonian civil service, to enable readers to understand the background and scope of reforms in the 1990s.  The objective of the study is to test previous findings on small states using empirical research into the Estonian civil service.  Interviews with civil servants reveal a few new characteristics attributable to the size of a state such as personalization of units and organizational objectives, and additional sources of organizational instability.  However, it is argued that several problems of public administration in developing countries and small states overlap, which creates difficulties in distinguishing between developmental factors and the size of the state as determinants. - Reproduced  aCivil service - Estonia  aCivil service  aPublic Administration and Development  a49185  c49185d49185  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 21, Issue no: 1pAR49613r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR