This book examines public administrative reforms in the Western Balkans. It provides in-depth case studies of administration successes and failures in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as a cross-country comparison to explore the various factors that drive change, and the outcome of administrative reforms across the region. Attention is also given to the EU accession process, whereby countries within the Western Balkans have sought entry into the European Union, and the extent to which EU-influenced reforms have been successful in bringing about institutional changes and improvements to public administration performance in the region. It will appeal to scholars and students of public administration, public policy and European politics. 

Juraj Nemec is Professor of Public Finance and Public Management at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic and part time Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Slovakia. 

Michal Plaček is Associate Professor of Public Policy at Charles University, Czech Republic. 

Marjan Nikolov is Associate Professor at the Engineering Economics Institute, International Slavic University, North Macedonia. 

Eduard Bakoš is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.