The Next Generation of Capital and County Government Offices Developments in Hungarian Middle-Level State Administration Since 2011

Abstract

The last financial crisis and the rhapsodic developments of Hungarian public administration resulted in a political aspiration that aimed (and still aims) to revitalize the State of Hungary and increase its administrative competitiveness. The territorial representation of the government has been strengthened by the reorganization of the middle level of public administration and the establishment of the new institution of capital and county government offices. The goal of this study is to summarize and evaluate the major steps of the aforesaid process, and to consider the expected further developments in this field.