Treasury activities in Armenia: comparison with continental and Anglo-Saxon models

Abstract

This internship policy paper compares the treasury activities provided by Anglo-Saxon and Continental models of public administration. For this purpose the State Treasuries in Armenia and Croatia have been chosen as the representatives of Continental model and the treasury authority in the US as the representative of Anglo-Saxon model. The comparison is done based on two criteria: organizational structure and functions. The research aims to find out whether we can borrow elements across the board or we should look for innovation and policy and administrative learning only in countries with similar administrative features. The research proposes the idea that the distinction between Anglo-Saxon and Continental models of public administration is conditional. Particularly, the similarities and differences between the three treasury authorities are not the product of one or another model of public administration; rather than they are influenced by a host of factors and have mutual elements across the board. This means that the success of any policy reform depends more on idiosyncrasies of a certain country and less on the model of its public administration. However, it should be mentioned that this paper does not explore the subsistence of these idiosyncrasies.