The purpose of this master thesis is to study the correlation and meaning of current ideas and practice at the public library of Gothenburg. This was done by comparing the visions and ideas expressed by the library through the library plan, with how the daily practice looks. For the theoretical framework organizational theory is used and research data was collected both from public documents and through observations. The public library of Gothenburg were chosen for the study because of it's newly renovated facilities. The idea is that these facilities make a suitable study object of the current ideas and priorities of the public Swedish library in general.The results show that the public library practice in Sweden still rests on the original public library ideas such as offering information for free and treating every user as equal. It also shows the importance of legitimizing new activities by relating them to more familiar ingredients. When developing the organization it's critical for the library to remain recognizable as a public library to avoid damaging the brand name. The new facilities of the public library of Gothenburg do well to correspond to the ideas and visions expressed in the library plan. Generous opening hours and accessible facilities seem to help in attracting many visitors. Some questions are raised regardning the lack of dedicated reading rooms, when it is stated by the library that the meeting between the user and the information still should be regarded as the central aspect of the library practice. Room for improvment is also seen regarding the ambition of offering more ways of communication and participation. On the whole the realization of the library plan is deemed to be well on it's way, which is seen as a positive example of the much debated usefulness of the library plans. However, it is also noted in the study how some of the wide ambitions sometimes risks conflicting with each other.

Darbe analizuojamos priežastys, dėl kurių pasikeitė valdymo forma ir savivalda. Pirma, išsamiai išdėstoma demokratijos, visuomenės ir savivaldos modelių transformacija ir jos priežastys. Antra, kaip tos priežastys įtakoja savivaldos transformaciją ir trečia, kokia yra savivalda šiandien Lietuvoje. Tyrime yra analizuojama, kiek viešųjų paslaugų piliečiams ir verslui yra perkelta į elektroninę erdvę Lietuvoje, ir kaip jos keitėsi nuo 2004 iki 2006 metų, taip pat, ką apie savivaldą mano savivaldybės darbuotojai ir gyventojai. / The thesis provides for analysis of the reasons determining the change of the governance forms and self-governance. First, it is a comprehensive report on the transformation of democracy, society and self-government models and the reasons of such transformation. Second, it analyses, how these reasons impact the transformation of self-governance forms, and third, what is the model of self-governance in Lithuania today. The research provides for the analysis of how many public services intended for individuals and businesses have been transferred to cyber space in Lithuania and how were they changing in the period 2004 to 2006, as well as the public opinion on self-governance and the opinion thereon of people working for the system.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 3, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Diss. Örebro : Univ., 2003.

Thesis--Columbia University. / Bibliography: leaves 138-141.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 304-307).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 304-307).

(i) Since the eighties, the European Union has implemented a policy aimed to achieve that the services of general economic interest are truly integrated in the internal market. To this end, European regulation has liberalized and harmonized the legal framework of the main economic sectors. Significant progress towards European integration has been achieved. However, the internal market is still not truly effective. (ii) Conversely, non- economic services are primarily the responsibility of Member States. They are not covered by the internal market rules, although the general provisions of the Treaty are to be applied. / (i) Desde los años ochenta, la Unión Europea ha impulsado la incorporación de los servicios económicos de interés general al mercado interior. Las normas europeas han liberalizado y armonizado el régimen jurídico de los grandes sectores económicos. Se han alcanzado progresos apreciables en la integración europea, pero el mercado interior sigue sin ser una realidad acabada. (ii) En cambio, los servicios sociales son competencia de los Estados  miembros. No están sujetos a las reglas del mercado interior, aunque sí a las normas generales del Tratado.

O presente estudo tem por finalidade analisar as aproximações entre o tratamento conferido à noção de serviço público no direito francês e no direito da União Europeia. Utilizando-se de pesquisa bibliográfica, analisa-se, primeiramente, o desenvolvimento da concepção de serviço público no direito francês, discorrendo sobre a noção clássica e identificando os principais elementos que caracterizam o instituto atualmente. Após, examina-se a evolução da abordagem da questão no direito comunitário, delineando-se as noções forjadas no âmbito da União Europeia. Por fim, do cotejo entre o tratamento do tema no direito francês e no direito comunitário, destacam-se as aproximações encontradas, concluindo-se pela assimilação, por parte das instituições europeias, dos principais aspectos caracterizadores da noção francesa, mediante a consagração de novas expressões passíveis de serem compreendidas por todos os Estados-membros e cujo conteúdo reflete a realização das adequações necessárias à realidade da União Europeia, sobretudo no que diz respeito às atividades de interesse geral dotadas de caráter econômico. / This study aims to analyze the treatment given to the notion of public service both in french law and in European Union law. Using bibliographic research, it first analyzes the notion developped in french law, by reviewing the classic notion and identifying the main elements that characterize the institut nowadays. After that, it examines how the subject approach evoluted in the European Union, tracing the notions forged by it. At last, after the comparison between how the subject is treated under the french and the European Union law, the approaches are outlined, concluding that the European Union institutions assimilated the main aspects that characterizes the french notion, by the consecration of new expressions that can be understood by all member States, and which content reflects the necessary adjustments to the reality of the European Union, especially with regard to the activities of general interest endowed with economic character.

Submitted by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2015-04-13T19:14:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lorenzo, Mauricio Fortes Garcia.pdf: 482534 bytes, checksum: 91ee8764892a571666694f87e7225bdf (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Tatiana Lima (tatianasl@ufba.br) on 2015-05-05T19:36:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Lorenzo, Mauricio Fortes Garcia.pdf: 482534 bytes, checksum: 91ee8764892a571666694f87e7225bdf (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-05T19:36:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lorenzo, Mauricio Fortes Garcia.pdf: 482534 bytes, checksum: 91ee8764892a571666694f87e7225bdf (MD5) / O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar as principais limitações impostas pelo modelo regulatório do setor postal brasileiro na universalização dos serviços postais no Brasil, em comparação com o observado em outros países do mundo. Tal pesquisa se justifica pelo fato da legislação postal brasileira encontrar-se em desconformidade com as novas relações jurídicas e econômicas atuais e pela possibilidade de contribuir para a discussão acerca de um novo marco regulatório compreensivo de uma nova geração de serviços e da atuação de novos players. Trata-se de pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, que se divide em duas etapas: identificação das características do modelo regulatório do setor postal brasileiro e esclarecimento de como o citado modelo limita a universalização dos serviços postal no Brasil. Os resultados encontrados permitem inferir que especificidades do modelo regulatório nacional, como a ausência de instrumentos de controle efetivo do Estado (que mitiguem os efeitos da conduta autointeressada dos dirigentes), bem como de instrumentos de controle social, (que permitam à sociedade civil e o cidadãousuário, reivindicarem seus direitos associados à qualidade, aos preços e à acessibilidade dos serviços postais), limitam a universalização dos serviços postais no Brasil. The present study aims to analyze the main limitations imposed by the regulatory model of the postal sector in the Brazilian universal postal services in Brazil, compared with that observed in other countries. Such research is justified by the fact that the Brazilian postal legislation find themselves in disagreement with the new current economic and legal relations and the possibility to contribute to the discussion about a comprehensive new regulatory framework for a new generation of services and the performance of new players. It is descriptive and exploratory research, which is divided into two stages: identifying the characteristics of the regulatory model of the Brazilian postal sector and clarification of how the aforementioned model limits the universal postal service in Brazil. The results allow us to infer that the specific national regulatory model, as the absence of effective control instruments of the state (to mitigate the effects of the conduct of selfinterested leaders), as well as instruments of social control (allowing you and the civil society citizen-user associated with quality, prices and affordability of postal services), limited to universal postal services in Brazil.