Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.16.4.4
Farewell to Decentralisation: The Hungarian Story and its General Implications
Ilona Pálné Kovács
orcid.org/0000-0003-2286-6326
; Centar za ekonomske i regionalne studije Mađarske akademije znanosti, Pečuh, Mađarska
Ákos Bodor
; Centar za ekonomske i regionalne studije Mađarske akademije znanosti, Pečuh, Mađarska
István Finta
; Centar za ekonomske i regionalne studije Mađarske akademije znanosti, Pečuh, Mađarska
Zoltán Grünhut
; Centar za ekonomske i regionalne studije Mađarske akademije znanosti, Pečuh, Mađarska
Péter Kacziba
; Centar za ekonomske i regionalne studije Mađarske akademije znanosti, Pečuh, Mađarska
Gábor Zongor
; glavni tajnik Mađarske udruge općina, Budimpešta, Mađarska
Sažetak
The paper is based on a research project launched in 2012. The objective was to analyse, from a political science perspective, the main factors and circumstances of the process of territorial governance reform attempts before 2010, and the turning point after starting a strongly centralised model. The focus of the research was not so much on the objectives of the reforms, but rather on the context and the actors of the reform processes. It was presumed that the defeat of decentralisation could be explained by the weakness of the actors to preserve the formerly strong positions of local governments. The research hypothesised that, following the transition years, the gradually fading enthusiasm of parliamentary and party-political elites contributed to the failures of correctional reforms and
to the limitation of institutional guarantees for safeguarding the interests of local governments. Municipalities were gradually being confined to a subaltern role in the power structure, and in addition to the loss of a significant share of their competencies and resources, their support on behalf of the local communities has also declined.
Ključne riječi
decentralisation; Hungary; local self-government; territorial reform
Hrčak ID:
173629
URI
Datum izdavanja:
13.12.2016.
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