Reforma samorządu terytorialnego jako jeden z kluczowych elementów reformy administracji publicznej w III RP

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present in a clear and coherent way the circumstances and facts related to the implementation of the Public Administration Reform with reference to the local government. First, the concept and subsequent attempts of putting into force the new administrative division of the country will be presented, and then the actual adoption of local government reform will be discussed. It is a kind of introduction to the wide range of subjects in the area of the Public Administration Reform which was implemented on the turn of the year 1998. The paper consists of four parts, the first one being the introduction, followed by part two which is „Implementation of the Public Administration Reform with reference to the local government”. Part three comprises „Division of tasks and competence of local government units as a result of implementation of Public Administration Reform”, and finally in part four some cocluding remarks are expressed. In part one, which is the introduction, some basic terms related to the local government ar defined. Part two comprises a detailed description of subsequent stages of implementation of the local government reform. In part three the division of tasks and competence with reference to the new local governments units created as a result of the reform is presented. Final coclusions and considerations concerning the adoption of the local government reform constitute part four of the paper.