The
Working Group on Local Governance deals with all sub-national levels of
governance from several points of view: regulation, structure, organisation,
functioning, finance, representation, election, and public policies etc. The WG
especially welcomes empirical research results, comparative analysis, but also
welcomes theoretical contributions.
Central theme
for 2018: Shift
between centralisation and decentralisation
In many countries, local governments have
been given more functions within the framework of decentralisation. Nowadays,
the consequences have become visible in sometimes an improved, but also a
deteriorated service delivery. In addition, recently, the opposite trend,
namely towards re-centralisation is seen. This takes place, if not in taking
back the responsibility of policies from local governments by national
governments, then by setting stricter regulations and boundary conditions on
the workings of local governments in decentralised areas. Local governments
react differently. Sometimes one sees amalgamations, and at other times, inter-municipal
cooperation and/or mergers of local administrations. All these trends have
their merits and drawbacks.
Furthermore, these developments beg the
question as to what municipalities can learn from developments taking place in
this regard in other countries. The developments have an impact on urban-rural
networks, as well as on the classic issue of decentralisation and centralisation.
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Paper: Lasting Independence or creeping Re-centralization? The Case of Polish Local Government Author/Presenter: Jowanka Jakubek-Lalik, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Paper: Decentralization in Kazakhstan and Poland: A comparative Study Author(s): Bakhytzhan Kurmanov, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Ilyas Yesdauletov, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan Presenter(s): Bakhytzhan Kurmanov, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Paper: Regarding Designs for Fiscal Rule and Fiscal Decentralization in Romania Author(s): Mihaela Onofrei, University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iasi, Iasi, Romania Tudorel Toader, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania, IASI, Romania Elena Cigu, University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iasi, Iasi, Romania Presenter(s): Mihaela Onofrei, University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Paper: Local Government Reforms in Poland and Hungary from a Comparative Perspective. Convergent and Divergent Developmets Author/Presenter: Lucyna Rajca, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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