Local Democracy in Post-Communist Europe

Front Matter....Pages 1-8
Devolution of Government in the Ex-Communist Countries: Some Explanatory Frameworks....Pages 9-28
Rebuilding local democracy and administration in East Germany — a “special case” of post-communist transformation?....Pages 29-59
The Czech Republic 1990–2001. Successful reform at the municipal level and a difficult birth of the intermediary government....Pages 61-90
Local Government in Poland and Hungary: from post-communist reform towards EU accession....Pages 91-122
Local democracy in the Baltic countries: a new beginning?....Pages 123-156
Local Government Reform in Slovenia. From socialist self-management to local self-government....Pages 157-180
Local Government Development in Croatia. Problems and Value Mix....Pages 181-210
Local self-government in Russia: Precarious trajectory between power and law....Pages 211-240
Towards normalisation of local democracy in East-Central Europe. A developmental approach to institutional reform....Pages 241-261
The values of local democracy as seen by mayors in East-Central Europe....Pages 263-271
Whose mayor? Representational roles in local politics....Pages 273-288
How beautiful is bigger? In search of the optimal size for local democracy....Pages 289-300
Learning across borders: The international contacts of municipalities....Pages 301-312
Decentralization: Lessons for Reformers....Pages 313-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-338