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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| PhysicalDescription: | 1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages) maps |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York
St. Martin's Press
1999
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| 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.


