Beschreibung:
The book assesses the democratization and marketization in the Visegrad states. It analyses the effectiveness of these emerging government structures at a regional and local level in terms of competencies and resources, makes comparisons with West European experiences at this level, and examines the role of external factors, especially the EU and international financial organisations, in the development of sub-national authorities in these countries.
Brings together top central, east and west European scholarsDetailed and up to date study of regional and local government in Visegrad and the impact of political structures on market reformTimely analysis of Central European transition, marketization and democratization
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