Sigma Papers

ISSN :: 2078-6581 (online)
DOI :: 10.1787/20786581

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SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and MAnagement) is a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union. Sigma Papers is a series of specialised reports prepared as a contribution to Sigma’s work with its partners and focused on particular issues in governance and management, such as expenditure control, administrative oversight, inter-ministerial co-ordination, public procurement and public service management. All reports are in English and some are also available in French and third languages.

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Public Opinion Surveys as Input to Administrative Reform

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Authors:: OECD

Publication Date

01 Jan 1998

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No.:: 25

Pages

107

DOI

10.1787/5kml611pccxq-en

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This report examines the use of public opinion surveys as tools to advance administrative reforms in western European countries and central and eastern European countries. The aim is to demonstrate to central and eastern European governments and civil servants the utility of public opinion surveys before, during and after reforms in their countries and to encourage their systematic use. Up to now, public opinion surveys have received a great deal of scientific attention with regard to methodological problems of data gathering, data analysis and interpretation of data. There is also much literature on administrative reforms in both OECD countries and central and eastern European countries. Although this literature is widely used, there is very little information on the use of public opinion surveys in the context of administrative reforms. By providing an overview of surveys in western countries, as well as country studies of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Lithuania, and by using examples from different administrative settings, this publication can contribute to a broad understanding of how surveys can provide useful inputs to administrative reforms.

Also available in: French