Local Government in Central and Eastern Europe - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415411521 ISBN 13 : 9780415411523

Editeur : Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Coulson is at the Institute for Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham

Adrian Campbell is at the School of Public Policy at the University of Birmingham

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415411521
• ISBN 13: 9780415411523
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Éditeur: Coulson Andrew, Campbell Adrian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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