Public Work Programmes in Hungary
The report focuses on policies and practices for the information, consultation and participation of citizens (whether as individuals or as groups) in the field of "public work" in Hungary and makes particular reference to the concrete experiences that have been conducted at the local level.
The report first briefly presents the general background to government-citizen relations in Hungary, and to the labour market. These preliminary remarks provide an idea of the particular nature of the public work programme and a fortiori of the efforts being made to strengthen government-citizen connections under this specific form of employment policy.
While strengthening government-citizen connections is not the primary goal of the "public work" programme, careful examination reveals certain secondary objectives, which although modest, are relevant to that process.
What is particularly striking in the policies for strengthening government-citizen connections conducted within the "public work" framework is the level of co-operation that develops among the various actors.
The last part of the report outlines the progress made by Hungary in the field of strengthening government-citizen relations since 1990 and identifies a number of obstacles.
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