Comparative analysis of the process for compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government in The Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia - with special emphasis on economic conditions and Hungarian atypical features Cover Image

Comparative analysis of the process for compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government in The Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia - with special emphasis on economic conditions and Hungarian atypical features
Comparative analysis of the process for compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government in The Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia - with special emphasis on economic conditions and Hungarian atypical features

Author(s): Csaba Lentner, László Nagy, Laszlo Vasa, Szilárd Hegedűs
Subject(s): Governance, Public Finances, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Institute of Society Transformation
Keywords: European Charter of Local Self-Government; Fiscal Decentralisation; Local Self-Government; Public Finance; Local Debt; Public Service; Visegrad Countries; Slovakia; The Czech Republic; Hungary;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse legal and financial dynamics of the self-governance in three countries of the Visegrad Group: The Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The paper explores compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government, financial independence and operational features of self-governance. The paper provides an overview of the regulatory environment that was set up for the local government in the Visegrad countries, examines the powers by local government, and the degree of its financial independence. The financial aspects of self-government are compared, and compliance with major fiscal rules is examined.

  • Issue Year: 173/2018
  • Issue No: 9-10
  • Page Range: 10-18
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English