Spirit of Subsidiarity Principle of Administration in Germany

Özlem Aki

The Federal Republic of Germany with its unique history, culture and management style, is among the countries with the strongest national economies in the world. Germany, a nation that continued on its way after taking a big blow from the 1st and 2nd World Wars, is one of the important countries that should be learned and examined today with its civilizational success, political and economic power, local governments and strong position in the global system. The German local government system, based on autonomy, is especially authorized in areas where the law does not restrict them. They successfully provide all local services to their citizens within their own means, within the scope of the principle of locality. In federal governments both the federal state and each of the member states have legislative, executive and judicial bodies with their duties determined by the union state constitution and a system of their own state organization. Germany is also one of the countries that manages federal administrative systems most successfully. In this context, Germany is a country with an independent judiciary, strong political parties and strong local governments. It has a local government system that should be examined and researched by other countries. Therefore, the German model is important in terms of deepening democracy which will be encouraged by "national unity" and localization, increasing transparency and accountability and ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in public service delivery.

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