01229pab a2200157 454500 180718b2004 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Jacobs, Colin The challenge of public sector reform in EC accession countries: reflections from the Baltics, especially Latvia 2004 p.321-31. Oct This article considers some of the key issues in reforming the public sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Drawing on the experience of donor funded projects, some conclusions are drawn about the process of public sector reform with particular reference to Latvia. In particular, it is argued that the process will take time but strategic choices need to be made in the absence of obvious demands from within the county. Several constraints are noted which together constitute formidable barriers to progress. However, the results of work to date provide some optimism for pilot approaches to strategic budgeting in reformist ministries. A simple checklist is used as a yardstick for progress in the main areas o f public administration reform. - Reproduced. Administrative reform Public Administration and Development 62920 62920 62920 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 24, Issue no: 4 AR63370 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR