Naslov
VERTICAL SEPARARTION OF POWERS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY AS condicio sine qua non OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Autori
Dagen, Tomislav ; Majnarić, Marijana

Izvornik
RED 2022 11th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM REGION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DEVELOPMENT (1848-9559) 11 (2022); 126-140

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Separation of powers, principle of subsidiarity ; local self-government ; regional development

Sažetak
The principle of separation of powers, as it was formed more than two hundred years ago, is today facing re-examination, or at least, the need for its expansion, that is, a different view of this “division”. Social, political, and economic circumstances, i.e., public policies have changed in many ways, including the division of power according to its horizontal dimension, which is influenced by many new and increasingly demanding factors. These factors affect the realization of the separation of powers, namely its division from the concentration in one centre of power, i.e., the dispersion of power towards regional centres by the factors of regional development. It is precisely due to such dispersion and separation of powers that there is an increasing differentiation in society, and consequently numerous autonomous functional systems are emerging that are not tied to the state monopoly and concentration of power in one centre. Power limitation mechanisms are being developed, which are accumulating in local and regional self-government, which represents a vertical separation of powers. All this has led to the fact that the classical doctrine of the separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial acquires a new meaning and a new general and possibly economic and political significance. Therefore, the aforementioned facts will be decisive for the authors of this paper to set the goal of the research, which is to present, with the method of analysis and comparison, a decision on the necessity of reforming institutions, determining the level of relevant decisionmaking, starting at the local level, then at the regional, national, and finally supranational. All of the above is necessary in order to accelerate and improve the decision-making process, achieve greater efficiency and democracy, i.e., to ultimately attain the goal of achieving regional efficiency and, consequently, the overall development of the Republic of Croatia through vertical separation of powers. In accordance with the set goal of the research, the necessity of the “bottom-up” organisation of society through the principle of local selfgovernment arises as a result, which would ensure better decision-making that meets the needs and interests of citizens, where the relationship between the central and local government depends on the way the principle of subsidiarity is applied.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo, Politologija

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