Reformat e Manaxhimit Publik: Sllovakia
Public Management Reforms: Slovakia

Author(s): Juraj Nemec
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: ASET Albanian Socio - Economic Think - Tank
Keywords: Social-Economic Policies; Political System; Administrative System;
Summary/Abstract: The Slovak Republic was established on 1 January 1993, as a result of the amicable partition of the former Czechoslovakia. Since the early Middle Ages, Slovakia had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and, after its defeat, became part of the first Czechoslovak state, founded on 28 October 1918. In 1939, the first officially independent Slovak state was created, closely allied with Germany. In 1945, after World War II, Czechoslovakia was re-established as a unitary state. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia won the democratic elections of 1947 and later, in February 1948, took over all state power. After the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989, Czechoslovakia began the process of gradual transition to a pluralistic democratic political system and established public administration. As a result of historical developments, democratic Czechoslovakia was divided on January 1, 1993, into two independent states, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. After a successful transition process in the major political, social and economic areas, Slovakia became a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004.

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