Local Reforms in Transition Democracies

Local Reforms in Transition Democracies analyses local public reforms in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine. Practitioners and researchers (economists, lawyers, geographers and political scientists) investigate the transition to democracy and the reform efforts for good governance that Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia undertook in the recent decades. With a broad theoretical framework, this volume gives a pertinent account of good practices and failures in local and regional reforms. For Romania, this book is one of the first comprehensive researches focused on sub-national reforms of states of Central and Eastern Europe.

Lucrarea Local reforms in transition democracies propune o analiza pertinenta a reformelor administratiei publice locale in Europa Centrala si de Est, Rusia si Ucraina. Practicieni si cercetatori (economisti, juristi, geografi, politologi) investigheaza tranzitia spre democratie si eforturile de reforma intru buna guvernanta din Republica Ceha, Slovacia, Slovenia, Rusia si Ungaria. Pe langa corpul teoretic extrem de variat, volumul contine exemple de buna practica si analize ale esecurilor interventiilor publice la nivel local si regional. Pentru piata romaneasca de profil, lucrarea Local reforms in transition democracies este prima de aceasta anvergura dedicata reformelor subnationale si singura care reuneste atat de multe state din Europa Centrala si de Est.