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Decentralization and development of modern local government systems in Eastern Europe
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Decentralization and development of modern local government systems in Eastern Europe Decentralization and development of modern local government systems were fundamental components of transition in Central Europe. During this first decade of demolishing centralized states and unifying public services, various local government models were designed. Political mechanisms, economic systems, inherited institutions and management practices were restructured in these countries. Several shifts in objectives and modifications in the speed of changes characterized the long learning process of establishing new local governments. Ten years after the political transformation, this book is an attempt to assess the most important elements of local government systems, to present the similarities and differences in the existing models of eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The country reports focus on the major components of decentralization and local government operation: * legal and constitutional frameworks and structures of local governments; * local politics, decision-making and internal organization; * local...
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