Governance

What motivates public servants in Belarus: money not important

Formation of high-quality public administration is a key factor in improving the competitiveness of the national economy.

On the way to e-government in Belarus

This paper presents a brief overview of issues of electronic interaction in governmental bodies of Belarus on the way to creation of e-government.

Public-private partnership in Belarus: what is after the law?

The policy brief  analyzes the draft law on public-private partnership which will soon be passed to the National Assembly and proposes additions that should make the law a starting point for the effective PPP model in Belarus and for the formation of the appropriate institutional environment.

Do Government Agencies Operate Effectively? Modern challenges and responses

The development and implementation of integrated systems for evaluating the effectiveness of government agencies in which citizens play a role allows for the systematization of evaluation processes of their work and identifies opportunities for improving their effectiveness.

Semi-annual monitoring of the main trends BISS-Trends (July - December 2014)

This new issue of BISS-Trends is a semiannual monitoring review of the main developments in the Belarusian state and society in the second half of 2014.

Semi-annual monitoring of the main trends BISS-Trends (January - June 2014)

This new issue of BISS-Trends is a semiannual monitoring review of the main developments in the Belarusian state and society in the first half of 2014.

Why Belarusians Would Not Be Capable of Repeating the South Korean Path and Fall Into a Development Trap?

Prerequisites for Democracy, or Did Belarus Ever Have a Chance?

The political-business cycle in Belarus, or political economy of trust to the president

Local government in the Republic of Belarus

This work discusses the issues local government in Belarus.

The rural face of Gomel "vertical"

Gomel region is the largest in all respects in Belarus. The area of its territory - almost four and a half thousand square kilometers, accounting for one fifth of the territory of the republic.

Income and property of Gomel Directors

Following the earnings of officials object of attention "strategic thinking" are the dimensions of income and property managers of enterprises and organizations in the region with the state share in the authorized capital, published in the registration of candidates for deputies of local councils

Budgetary organizations of Gomel region are choosing the products of the foreign car industry

This fall marks a half years since I arrived in a broad sell cars «Geely» Belarusian assembly. "Strategic Thought" examines how the impact on the purchase of cars by budget organizations of Gomel region the launch of the Belarusian-Chinese automotive design.

Sale of land in the Gomel region

One of the results of last year's optimization bureaucracy was the creation of land management services in every region of Belarus.

The phenomenon of Belarusian conservatism: the regional dimension

What will be the next vector of social and political priority? Conservative consensus possible? From the standpoint of the ruling elites - it is possible and highly desirable. But in the interests of society and its development - perhaps ..

Displeasure with paternalistic state does not give birth to protest

In 2015, the crisis in the Belarusian economy, is likely to be strengthened, which will force the paternalistic state to reduce the amount of their social obligations.

Good Europe, but it is not about us

Ready to fight hypothetical foreign military invasion and the attitude to the source of this hypothetical threats are linked in complex ways. However, Earl.

Political activity and "Split factor"

Ratings Belarusians statements A.

For whom belarussian government feels like theirs?

In order that the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian - three branches of one nation, agreed in March 2015 66.6% of Belarusians. An alternative view (different people) supported by 27.1%

Authorities increasingly shutting down itself

Lukashenka's electoral rating has lost 6.8 points in March, the newly added and came close to the December value (graph. 1).

The digital game of numbers

Take part in the upcoming presidential election are ready more than 70% of the citizens of Belarus. Such a survey conducted by the Center for Sociological and Political Studies of the Belarusian State University, announced the center's director D.

Today and Tomorrow of Life-Saving Services

Society fails to pay as much attention to the Ministry for Emergency Situations as it does to other security bodies. However, life and health of almost everyone among us depends on its efficiency.

Obligations of the State Before Social Groups And Their Fulfillment: Entrepreneurs

The social contract between government and business in Belarus is characterized by a strong degree of mutual distrust and indifference of counterparties to each other.

Obligations of the State Before Social Groups and Their Fulfillment: Waged Workers

Conditions for minimization of protest actions by workes have been established in Belarus by means of stick and carrots, the latter being the support of the public sector of the economy, relatively guaranteed employment, as well as by the provision of legal, mostly institutionalized, voice option

Obligations of the State Before Social Groups and their Fulfillment: Youth

This policy-paper describes relations between the state and young people and unemployed. With the decrease of social transfers, as well as worsening of labor market conditions, young people face deterioration of their prospects.