Naslov
Consolidation, Fragmentation, and Special Statuses of Local Authorities in Europe

Autori
Koprić, Ivan

Izvornik
Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava (1848-0357) 12 (2012); 1175-1196

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
local government; consolidation or fragmentation of territorial organization; special statuses of local governments; intermunicipal cooperation; decentralization

Sažetak
Many countries in Western Europe consolidated their territorial organization in the last few decades, searching for increased capacities. Great Britain, Germany and Denmark are the examples of such reforms. Certain transitional countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, etc.) went in opposite direction, fragmenting the structure of their local governments. In the third group are the countries that mainly retained the structure of their municipalities. They have local units of very different sizes, like France, which has made changes in some other dimensions of its local government system - by introducing regions, fostering intermunicipal cooperation, and by preparing special status of metropolis. One of the largest challenges in such countries is how to solve different problems in rather different local units, because local problems are not the same in very small municipalities and in large cities One of the solutions can be the design of special, different statuses for such heterogeneous local governments, but it can also be a problem, not a real solution.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

Napomena
Rad je objavljen i na francuskom jeziku "Consolidation, fragmentation, et status speciaux des collectivites territoriales en Europe" u časopisu Revue Est Europa, (2)2012, 369-385

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