Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparing Performance in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia

by Anneke Hudalla, Tomila V. Lankina, Hellmut Wollmann, et al.

After a decade and a half of decentralization reforms in post-communist states, we still know very little about their impact on local populations. This study, which examines local social services and economic promotion in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia, fills this important gap. The book dispels the myth that socio-economic 'givens' or inter-governmental systems are key determinants of local development. Party political factors and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230500366
• ISBN13: 9780230500365
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"