Common Challenges in Public Sector Performance Measurement in Post-Soviet Countries - Remedies Taken to Escape from the Soviet Legacy

Abstract

Concentrating on the public sector performance of post-Soviet countries, this article attempts to identify the main challenges in performance measurement field of post-Soviet countries in the context of changed State and society relationship after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In addition, experiences of post-Soviet countries, such as Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, in revamping their public sector performance and measurement system, and the extent to which the Soviet legacy has had an impact on the administrative system of these countries are analyzed.