01345pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001800040245011700058260000900175300001400184362000800198520077000206650002600976773004201002909001001044999001701054952010401071180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJacobs, Colin  aThe challenge of public sector reform in EC accession countries: reflections from the Baltics, especially Latvia  c2004  ap.321-31.  aOct  aThis 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.  aAdministrative reform  aPublic Administration and Development  a62920  c62920d62920  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 24, Issue no: 4pAR63370r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR