A Survey of Perspectives on Intergovernmental Relations: A Comparative Analysis of the Czech and Slovak Republics

Phillip J. Bryson

Chapter Chapter 9 in The Economics of Centralism and Local Autonomy, 2010, pp 129-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The transition from Marxist-Leninist socialism to market-oriented democracy has been difficult for most of the countries of East and Central Europe. Many observers view that process as consisting largely of the privatization of state-owned enterprises and the establishment of market relations in the countries involved. But the transition of the public sector in countries once managed by central planning regimes has also been a very important and difficult part of that historic development. The public sector under central planning was highly centralized so that the party could maintain a tight monopoly over all levels of the country’s decision-making powers. Thus, democratization has required a process of fiscal decentralization to restore some autonomy to local government.

Keywords: Local Government; Central Government; Slovak Republic; Local Autonomy; Soft Budget Constraint (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230112018_9

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