Lankina / Hudalla / Wollmann Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe

Comparing Performance in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-59174-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: St Antony's Series

This book examines local government performance in key areas of social services and economic promotion in eight towns in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. It dispels the myth that socio-economic 'givens' or inter-governmental systems are key determinants of local development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lankina, T.

Hudalla, A.

Wollmann, H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Preface: H.Wollmann Methodology and Case Selection; T.V.Lankina Local Government Performance in Social Policy; A.Hudalla Local Government Performance in Economic Promotion; A.Hudalla Social-Economic Contexts; A.Hudalla & T.V.Lankina Intergovernmental Setting and Local Performance; A.Hudalla Parties and the Politics of Local Performance; T.V.Lankina Conclusions; T.V.Lankina Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

TOMILA V. LANKINA is a research fellow with the Local Governance Research Unit, Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. She is the author of (2004). Her current research focuses on comparative local governance and on the impact of transnational and supranational actors on local democracy in Central and Eastern Europe

ANNEKE HUDALLA is a scholar and journalist specializing on the politics of the Czech Republic. She is the author of .

HELLMUT WOLLMANN is Emeritus Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy, Institute for the Social Sciences, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. He is coeditor of and co-author of .