Author : T. Lankina
Publisher : Springer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 2008-01-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230591744
This book examines local government performance in key areas of social services and economic promotion in eight towns in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. It dispels the myth that socio-economic 'givens' or inter-governmental systems are key determinants of local development.
Author : Andrew Coulson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 20,6 MB
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1136773584
This book examines the democratic changes that took place in civil society in Central and Eastern Europe after the break up of the Soviet Union.
Author : Peter John
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2001-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761956372
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
Author : Andrew Coulson
Publisher :
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN :
Author : Michal Plaček
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 3030467589
This book examines the impacts of fiscal decentralization reforms on the efficiency of local governments in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. By offering a comparative perspective and by applying econometric methods and regression models, it analyses various reform trajectories and their effects on individual CEE countries. Furthermore, the book discusses input and output indicators for evaluating the efficiency of municipalities. Readers will learn about the common features of these countries, the impact of path dependence, and future prospects for decentralization reforms. In closing, the book discusses modern management and administration methods, opportunities for cooperation between municipalities, co-creative service delivery, and other measures that could improve the efficiency of public service provision.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 2007-11-07
Category :
ISBN : 9264038523
Demonstrates that the success of local development strategies depends on the capacity of the government and its partners to accelerate change within the policy and governance aspects of economic and social development.
Author : Robert J. Bennett
Publisher : *Belhaven Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 1993-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
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.
Author : Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative. Budapest
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,38 MB
Release : 19??
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319439790
This book discusses innovative responses and reforms developed in critical areas of urban governance in European countries. It examines the impact of European Union’s policies on the urban agenda and on local governance, and the impact of the transition to democracy in Central and in Southern Europe on local self-government systems. The book is divided into three parts: i) Crisis, Reform and Innovation in Local Government; ii) EU Policies, the Urban Agenda and Local Governance; and iii) Citizen Participation in Local Government. Providing an extensive and updated overview of key challenges in the governance of cities in Europe, the book will be of interest to students and researchers in the broader field of urban studies, and for policy-makers, especially those engaged in urban governance in European countries. /div
Author : Filipe Teles
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030447944
This book develops and tests a typology of local state-society relations. To deliver such a comparative study on institutionalized relations between local government and societal actors at the municipal level in Europe, the book identifies and classifies country-specific patterns of these institutionalized governance networks. This work explores the diversity within these institutionalized networks, approaching it from a strong comparative perspective that is anchored on a new typology allowing a more robust analysis of the identifiable patterns. It is a study with appeal to scholars and students of local government, public administration and political science as well as to those pursuing this debate and implementing similar agendas as practitioners.
