Naslov
A Proposal for a New Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic of Croatia

Autori
Rašić Bakarić, Ivana

Izvornik
Ekonomska istraživanja (1331-677X) 25 (2012), 2; 397-412

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Administrative-territorial division ; public tasks providing ; homogeneity ; multivariate analysis

Sažetak
The article deals with a proposal of a new administrative-territorial division at regional selfgovernment level in the Republic of Croatia. The main aim of the paper is to obtain optimal administrative –territorial division of the country which would provide optimal performance of public tasks and responsibilities at the regional level. The proposal is obtained through use of multivariate statistical methods, and it is based on a wide number of demographic, economic, and public functions indicators measured on 20 Croatian counties. The main grouping criterion is importance and representatives of identified public functions’ dimensions. As a result of the analysis, seven new regions are created and they should replace the existing 20 counties. Each of the obtained regions contains counties with similar characteristics and similar capacity for public function completition.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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