Local democracy and the processes of transformation in East-Central Europe
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Local democracy and the processes of transformation in East-Central Europe
（Urban policy challenges）
Westview Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-252) and index
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Description
In the immediate post-communist environment of East-Central Europe, local governments have had to find new ways of reforming institutions in an effort to manage emerging market economies and provide better service for their citizens. Based on extensive analysis and surveys of local leaders and citizens in hundreds of cities and towns throughout the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, this book compares experiences in these countries. It portrays the relationships between citizens and local elites, showing the constraints and achievements in cultivating working forms of local democracy.
Table of Contents
- Local democracy - the challenges of institution-building, Harald Baldersheim and Michal Illner
- the new institutions of local government in East-Central Europe - a comparison, H. Baldersheim et al
- political culture and citizen involvement, Lawrence Rose et al
- the new local elites, Audun Offerdal et al
- mayors and parties, Pawel Swianiewicz and Terry N. Clark
- policies - privatizing, defending the welfare state, or wishful thinking?, P. Swianiewicz et al
- the function of the executive - power, leadership and management, H. Baldersheim et al
- virtuous circles - local democracy in a post-communist environment, H. Baldersheim and M. Illner.
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