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Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparing Performance in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia (St Antony's Series)

By Tomila V. Lankina , Anneke Hudalla , Hellmut Wollmann

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0230500366, 9780230500365, 9780230591745
Open Library ID
OL10194236M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
828 kB (848199 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
272\225
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

After a decade and a half of decentralization reforms in post-communist states, we still know very little about their impact on local populations. This study, which examines local social services and economic promotion in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia, fills this important gap. The book dispels the myth that socio-economic 'givens' or inter-governmental systems are key determinants of local development. Party political factors and local civic activism can and do make a difference, and should be given greater prominence in the literature on local performance.

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