Basic Concepts and General Framework of Public Administration Organization

This chapter addresses some of the fundamental issues pertaining to the functioning and organization of public administration, offering a comprehensive overview over these topics. Subsequently, country studies are presented to deliver a comprehensive examination of the national regulatory issues pertaining to public administration law. The present text offers a general definition of the concept of public administration, a classification of some of its fundamental operational principles, and a description of the general issues pertaining to the systems of public administration. Particular emphasis is placed on the organizational issues and principles of central and territorial state administration, and on the organizational provision of certain aspects of public services. Additionally, the chapter includes a brief overview of self-governing systems, with specific attention to local and regional municipalities as the unique, autonomous intermediaries of state power in relation to citizens.

KEYWORDS: public administration, state organization, principles of public administration, state administration, local self-governments