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Construction at the event of countless numbers of initiatives and programmes over greater than a decade, this can be a accomplished research of East-West co-operation in public-sector reform because the cave in of communism. After constructing a framework of comparability, the editors have accumulated a sequence of analytical case reports of co-operative programmes in important and jap Europe and the previous Soviet Union. the realization examines successes, difficulties and classes to assist consultant the way forward for East-West co-operation.
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E. education, advice and guidance). Referring to Spekman and Isabella (2000: 48-49) commitment is a virtual cycle. When the partner demonstrates commitment, there is often a similar response from the other. To put it simply we could state that commitment is the partner's willingness to devote time. P. Vartiainen / Cultural Issues - Success and Failure in Finland's Neighbouring Areas Co-operation 35 energy and/or resources to the alliance. Commitment is also a signal which can tell us how well the co-operation is functioning.
This difference was artificially created by the donor agencies by allocating much more money to pay the Western consultants. This made Eastern participants feel undervalued. Many Eastern Europeans proudly believe that Westerners have little to teach and show them. This problem was exacerbated by the fact that during the early stages of technical assistance, many of the Western consultants had very limited experience and knowledge of business, economics, and the culture of Eastern Europe. Although in theory Western technical assistance parties recognised the distinctiveness of Central and Eastern Europe, the point of reference for many advisors was their Third-World experience.
M. Temmes and A. 7 How do we understand the role of presidential administrations as vanguards of transition reforms? This is also an interesting question which concerns many transition countries. In many of these countries, the presidential administration has incorporated the former coordination role of the communist party. In many transition countries there are good reasons to approve a strong presidential role for guaranteeing the direction and activity of transition. On the other hand, unbalanced presidential administration can be a threat to the development of liberal democracy.