Decentralization and transition in the Visegrad Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

By highlighting sub-national government developments as an essential component of the transition process in post-communist societies, the book aims to assess the process of democratization in the Visegrads: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia at this level. Focusing on the reform effor...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kirchner, Emil Joseph, 1942- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
PhysicalDescription:1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages) maps
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York St. Martin's Press 1999
ISBN:9780230374645 (electronic bk)
0230374646 (electronic bk)
Series:Studies in economic transition
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • The Importance of Local and Regional Reform; E. Kirchner and T. Christiansen
  • Regionalization in Western Europe; T. Christiansen
  • Decentralized Government and Subsidiarity; N. Bernard
  • Regional and Local Development in Poland; J. Zaucha
  • Territorial Government in the Czech Republic; M. Illner
  • Slovakia: Changes in Public Administration; L. Faltan and V. Krivy
  • Hungarian Local Government; J. Hegedus
  • Euroregions on the Polish German Border; A. Kowalczyk
  • Poland and the EU: Trade-related Problems; A. Zielinska-Glebocka
  • European Security and Debt Finance in Poland; J. Sperling
  • The Role of the EU in Local and Regional Government; E. Kirchner
  • Index
  • The importance of local and regional reform / Emil Kirchner and Thomas Christiansen
  • Regionalization in Western Europe / Thomas Christiansen
  • Decentralized government and subsidiarity / Nicholas Bernard
  • Regional and local development in Poland / Jacek Zaucha
  • Territorial government in the Czech Republic / Michael Illner
  • Slovakia / Lubomir Faltan and Vladimir Krivy
  • Hungarian local government / Jozsef Hegedüs
  • Euroregions on the Polich-German border / Andrzej Kowalczyk
  • Poland and the EU / Anna Zielinska-Glebocka
  • European security and debt finance in Poland / James Sperling
  • The role of the EU in local and regional government / Emil Kirchner.