Organizational Concepts of Public Services in the Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

The public services which fulfil some common social needs are provided by public, private and mixed institutions in Macedonia. Their legal framework is the Public Institution Act. Public institutions can be established by the state-owned, municipal and private funds. An institution has the capacity of a legal person with the rights and obligations determined by law. It can conclude contracts and perform legal affairs within the professional framework as it is registered in the Central Register. Each institution has its own bodies: the management board, director, a supervisory body and other bodies determined by law. During the 17-year process of Macedonia’s approaching the Euro-Atlantic integration and legal harmonization, the field of profession-specific organizations, oriented solely at providing public services, has undergone major changes. The results of these changes are still to be measured and assessed. KEY WORDS: • public service delivery • public institution • financing public service delivery • public management • Macedonia