From post-communist democratic laissez-faire to prevention of territorial fragmentation: tightening the rules of municipal splits in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990

Swianiewicz Paweł ()
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Swianiewicz Paweł: Department of Local Development and Policy, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2021, vol. 25, issue 1, 5-17

Abstract: The article discusses municipal boundary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, concentrating on the heavily under-researched phenomenon of municipal splits. The first part describes the basic facts of municipal secessions in the region analysed. The second part presents a model explaining the national and municipal level factors behind the variation in the occurrence of successful split initiatives. It distinguishes between national institutional settings, economic, identity (cultural) and local political factors.

Keywords: Territorial reforms; local government; economy of scale; local democracy; Central and Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0046

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