Transformation from below : local power and the political economy of post-communist transitions
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Bibliographic Information
Transformation from below : local power and the political economy of post-communist transitions
(Studies of communism in transition)
E. Elgar, c1996
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Transformation from Below, John Gibson and Philip Hanson bring together an authoritative group of specialists to consider the establishment of genuinely devolved government in the traditionally hierarchical countries of Eastern Europe.The experiences of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Russia are reviewed by the contributors, including how resources are to be redistributed equitably across regions, how a healthy balance can be struck between tendencies to over-centralize and tendencies towards fragmentation in Russia, and the continuing influence of the regional elites of the old regime.
Central-local relations are shown to be more orderly in countries with successful financial stabilization and economic liberalization, while potentially divisive regional and ethnic issues are better managed in healthier economies. While attempts at managing economic liberalization 'from above', with little territorial devolution, have generally not been successful, managing centre-local issues has been difficult in all these countries. Only in Hungary has legislation on the devolution of power followed a steady and consistent path.
This major new book sheds light both on the political economy of change in the post-communist world and on the often-contested logic of decentralization as a perennial issue in government structures around the world.
Table of Contents
Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Studies in Democratic Development: Former USSR Part II: Studies in Democratic Development: East-Central Europe Part III: Local Power and Economic Change Part IV: Conclusions Index
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