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100			_aRandma, Tina
245			_aA small civil service in transition: the case of Estonia
260			_c2001
300			_ap.41-51
362			_aFeb
520			_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
650			_aCivil service - Estonia
650			_aCivil service
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
909			_a49185
999			_c49185 _d49185