Decentralization And State Capacity. Pathways for State in reform in Post-communism societies

"Twelve years after the publication of the first edition of this book and Romania's accession to the European Union, the message transmitted by this book is more actual than ever. In the case of Romania, while it had experienced a significant economic growth, despite the setback during the 2007-2010 economic crisis, its regional inequality had accentuated further.

The key to strengthen regional development and the overall state capacity depends on our understanding of the interaction between decentralization and State capacity evolution in the post-communist countries. By conceptualizing decentralization along three different dimensions, political, administrative and fiscal, the I have explained why, promoting an un-balanced decentralization leads to failure in building an adequate state capacity". (The Author)