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Political Elites and Decentralization Reforms in the Post-Socialist Balkans: Regional Patronage Networks in Serbia and Croatia

By Alexander Kleibrink

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
ISBN
1137495715, 9781137495716
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1590249 bytes)
Series
New Perspectives on South-East Europe
Pages
xvi+232\249
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2015-09-13 23:48:18
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Description

Existing explanations of why political elites agree to devolve powers to lower levels of government do not pay sufficient attention to the uncertain implications such reforms have on the distribution of critical resources. How national and regional political elites deal with this uncertainty and its associated distributional consequences greatly influences the direction decentralization reforms take. In order to understand varying outcomes of decentralization reforms in transition states, this book develops a resource-dependent approach adapted from organization studies; it acknowledges the power-seeking nature of political elites. They are more likely to strike an agreement on decentralization reforms when their share of future patronage resources is certain. This book's analysis makes a strong argument for a more cautious donor policy that often rather ingeniously supports decentralization.

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