Keywords
fiscal decentralization, state administration, self-government (samospravy), reform of public administratio, public sector transition, EU accession
Abstract
In the transition experience, the Czech and Slovak Republics have made some effort to achieve fiscal decentralization. From independence to EU accession, the devolution of power designed to strengthen the autonomy of local governments according to the principles of subsidiarity have also included a reform of public administration. The nature of reform efforts and their implications for the fiscal decentralization are analyzed. The failure to achieve a robust autonomy for subnational governments is due to the ongoing adherence to the notion of the "state administration" as opposed to self-government in both republics.
Original Publication Citation
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Bryson, Phillip J., "State Administration vs. Self-Government in the Slovak and Czech Republics" (2008). Faculty Publications. 216.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/216
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2008-01-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2815
Publisher
Elsevier
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Economics
Copyright Status
© 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Regents of the University of California This is the version of the article prior to publication. The full, post-publication article can be found at http://www.journals.elsevier.com/communist-and-post-communist-studies/
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