ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews transitional processes relating to public administration and in the process shed some light on the "strange case" of democracy in Mongolia. The Mongolian constitution provides for a semipresidential parliamentary state. On the one hand, the president, who is the head of the state and a symbol of national unity, is directly elected by the people for a 4-year term. On the other hand, there is a nominated cabinet of ministers headed by the prime minister that is responsible to the Parliament. The main platform of the Mongolian democratic movement was democratization of the political system of the regime, honoring human rights and freedom, and the creation of a socialist market. In May 1991, the Mongolian government abolished the state monopoly on exports and imports, and allowed all economic entities, including individuals, to engage freely in independent foreign trade activities.
