Author: Andrew Coulson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136773576
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Advocates of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe before 1989 placed great emphasis on community self-government as the basis of civil society and democracy. After the ‘Velvet Revolutions’ of 1989 and the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the new states created an elected local government, whereby cities, towns and villages elected their own representatives and started running local services. This unleashed the development potential of urban communities across the region, but also led to the emergence of a different logic based on resource efficiency and service effectiveness. Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe examines these changes through the use of case studies which compare and contrast neighbouring countries, such as the Baltic States, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine, placing what is happening in an international perspective. There are various common themes such as: how to deal with the small scale of many municipalities, how to finance local services, centre-local relations, and the roles of cities and districts. This book was previously published as a special issue of Local Government Studies and will be of interest to students of Eastern European politics, governance, and policy analysis.
Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe
Local Government in Eastern Europe
Author: Andrew Coulson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This work on local government in Eastern Europe is part of the series dealing with Communism in transition. The political structures and processes that now affect the functioning of local government in Eastern Europe are analyzed.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This work on local government in Eastern Europe is part of the series dealing with Communism in transition. The political structures and processes that now affect the functioning of local government in Eastern Europe are analyzed.
Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Andrew Coulson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Local Government in the New Europe
Author: Robert J. Bennett
Publisher: *Belhaven Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A particular feature of the book is concerned with restructuring and change in Eastern Europe, particularly emphasising financial questions. An essential book for students and researchers in politics, geography, government and European studies.
Publisher: *Belhaven Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A particular feature of the book is concerned with restructuring and change in Eastern Europe, particularly emphasising financial questions. An essential book for students and researchers in politics, geography, government and European studies.
Local Government in Europe
Author: Lackowska, Marta
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529217202
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Drawing on classical and emerging research perspectives, this comprehensive book provides an up-to-date review of local government in Europe. Featuring an impressive range of contributors from both eastern and western Europe, the book addresses three main topics: territorial reforms, democratic empowerment of citizens and the role of local leadership, as well as new trends in local finances. Acknowledging their inherent diversity, the book examines the ways that local governments have responded to shared challenges, such as climate change, increasing populism and democratic deficit in order to identify both the variety and communalities between the country-specific features. In doing so, it provides a rich picture of the latest trends in local government, as well as pointing the way for future developments.
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529217202
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Drawing on classical and emerging research perspectives, this comprehensive book provides an up-to-date review of local government in Europe. Featuring an impressive range of contributors from both eastern and western Europe, the book addresses three main topics: territorial reforms, democratic empowerment of citizens and the role of local leadership, as well as new trends in local finances. Acknowledging their inherent diversity, the book examines the ways that local governments have responded to shared challenges, such as climate change, increasing populism and democratic deficit in order to identify both the variety and communalities between the country-specific features. In doing so, it provides a rich picture of the latest trends in local government, as well as pointing the way for future developments.
Local Democracy And The Processes Of Transformation In East-central Europe
Author: Harald Baldersheim
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429723768
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book focuses on one particular aspect of the post-communist transformations in the East-Central European countries. In studying the local government reforms, it evaluates achievements with the traditional yardsticks for local government performance: democracy, efficiency, and autonomy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429723768
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book focuses on one particular aspect of the post-communist transformations in the East-Central European countries. In studying the local government reforms, it evaluates achievements with the traditional yardsticks for local government performance: democracy, efficiency, and autonomy.
Local Government in Transition
Author: Association of Finnish Cities
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789517599030
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789517599030
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Local Public Finance in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Željko Šević
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781843766582
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory and specific applications in the target countries. The book is a recommended read not only for students of local government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial issues at local government level in Central and Eastern Europe.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781843766582
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book explores the system of financing local governments in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using evidence from the last two decades, the authors, experts on their particular countries, describe the development of the current local government finance system in each nation, and the major challenges and policy options they face. The contributions in this book provide comprehensive coverage of a transitional Europe that encompasses both modern local public finance theory and specific applications in the target countries. The book is a recommended read not only for students of local government and local public finance, but also practitioners and all those who have to deal with the accountability and financial issues at local government level in Central and Eastern Europe.
Local Governance in Western Europe
Author: Peter John
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761956372
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the significant processes of change characterizing local government systems and to place these in a genuinely comparative context. Students are introduced to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shown how these have been transforming in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policies in Europe. At the books core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. This key development is traced thematically across a w
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761956372
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the significant processes of change characterizing local government systems and to place these in a genuinely comparative context. Students are introduced to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shown how these have been transforming in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policies in Europe. At the books core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. This key development is traced thematically across a w
The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe
Author: Hubert Heinelt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136587918
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government. Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French Départements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and German Landkreise, this book reveals both the specific characteristics of particular countries, and also similarities across Europe. As the first book focussing on the second level of local governments, this monograph combines comparative analysis of institutional trends and reforms of local government with examination of country-specific features to provide an original and insightful evaluation of European governance. Organised along common thematic lines, leading experts in their field outline the historical development of local government, and analyse recent or current reform debates. The book argues democratic quality and effectiveness of this territorial level of government is in the focus of on-going debates about the rescaling of statehood and a shift from ‘government to governance’. The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe will be of interest to students and scholars studying local government, public administration and multi-level governance.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136587918
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government. Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French Départements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and German Landkreise, this book reveals both the specific characteristics of particular countries, and also similarities across Europe. As the first book focussing on the second level of local governments, this monograph combines comparative analysis of institutional trends and reforms of local government with examination of country-specific features to provide an original and insightful evaluation of European governance. Organised along common thematic lines, leading experts in their field outline the historical development of local government, and analyse recent or current reform debates. The book argues democratic quality and effectiveness of this territorial level of government is in the focus of on-going debates about the rescaling of statehood and a shift from ‘government to governance’. The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe will be of interest to students and scholars studying local government, public administration and multi-level governance.