In 2009, Croatia adopted the new General Administrative Procedure Act (GAPA), which introduced several novelties in the regulation of general administrative procedure. The main ...research topic deals with the changes that the new GAPA, as an incentive for public administration reform in Croatia, has produced. The empirical data were collected within the EU funded IPA project “Support for the implementation of the General Administrative Procedure Act” (2012−2013) and interpreted on the basis of institutional theory. Despite changes to the legal text, the empirical data show that the new GAPA has not resulted in actual changes in everyday public administration.
Foreword Đulabić, Vedran
Hrvatska i Komparativna Javna Uprava = Croatia and Comparative Public Administration,
01/2022, Letnik:
22, Številka:
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In this year’s last issue of the Croatian and Comparative Public Administration journal, we are publishing a total of six scientific articles written by 10 authors. These articles are divided into ...two sections. Three articles that deal with the topics of administrative cooperation, budget transparency, and conflicts of interest are published in the first section, while the second section presents the three remaining articles, produced as part of the scientific project on public policy goals which we introduced in the previous issue.
Foreword Đulabić, Vedran
Hrvatska i Komparativna Javna Uprava = Croatia and Comparative Public Administration,
01/2022, Letnik:
22, Številka:
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Journal Article
Issue 2/2022 of the Croatian and Comparative Public Administration Journal, which we hereby present to our readers, brings six scientific papers divided into three sections. The papers analyse ...important topics in several areas, such as modernisation and Europeanisation of public administration in transition countries, quality and ethics in public administration and two interesting topics related to tax law and tax administration.
Foreword Đulabić, Vedran
Hrvatska i Komparativna Javna Uprava = Croatia and Comparative Public Administration,
01/2022, Letnik:
22, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Before you is the new issue of the Croatian and Comparative Public Administration journal. In this issue we are publishing seven texts that have passed through a demanding review process and which we ...believe will be interesting, intellectually challenging, and will open up new horizons to our readers. We have grouped the papers in this issue into two sections. The first one is international, in which there are papers analysing specific issues in various administrative and political systems. The second section contains papers written by authors from Croatia and these papers represent the first part of a special topic devoted to a research project dedicated to the research of public policy goals in Croatia.
Foreword Đulabić, Vedran
Hrvatska i Komparativna Javna Uprava = Croatia and Comparative Public Administration,
01/2022, Letnik:
22, Številka:
1
Journal Article
The publication of each issue of this scientific journal brings special satisfaction and joy to all who have participated in the process. On one hand, publication marks the end of the sometimes ...arduous journey of preparing papers, which in addition to their being written by the authors includes careful reading and commenting by reviewers, rewriting of the submitted versions by the authors, proofreading and editorial interventions, as well as the technical preparation of the text for publication. On the other hand, publication also signifies the beginning of a new life of the published papers that become available to a wide range of readers who read and quote them, and hopefully find inspiration for their own work and reflection. Knowledge about public administration is thus expanded and disseminated in the academic and professional community of public administration. We have before us another issue of the journal which I hope will serve just that purpose.
Foreword Đulabić, Vedran
Hrvatska i Komparativna Javna Uprava = Croatia and Comparative Public Administration,
01/2021, Letnik:
21, Številka:
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Journal Article
The present issue of Croatian and Comparative Public Administration brings six research papers elaborating different and interesting topics. These papers are grouped in three thematic areas, namely ...administrative modernisation, public law, and international relations.
The removal of administrative barriers (RAB) is a constant policy at both European Union (EU) and national levels. Initially, RAB has been seen as a part of economically-driven Regulatory Impact ...Analysis, while lately a more interdisciplinary approach dominates, through Smart Regulation and Public Administration Reforms programs. Slovenia and Croatia, as "new" EU members, address the respective goals of streamlining mostly by amendments in sector-specific laws. Additionally, there is an open question regarding the implementation of these amendments. The aim of the article is to address the legally set procedural dimensions of red tape reduction in comparative and competitive settings. Hence, this article tackles the topic with analyses of the most recent procedural changes in recent years in selected Slovene and Croatian laws covering key administrative areas relevant for entrepreneurs, based on the World Bank's Doing Business rank, i.e. the registration of entrepreneurs, tax procedures and the issuing of construction permits. The results reveal that RAB in Slovenia and Croatia still highly lacks a systematic approach, and is mainly focused only normatively and in piecemeal manner. Consequently, we face an implementation gap. This study shows that the Slovene and Croatian examples can also serve as an illustration for other countries on how to improve their RAB policies, among others by introducing the modernisation of the Administrative Procedure Act as a leading administrative simplification measure.
