Sadržaj rada općinskih skupština od vremena konstituiranja delegatskog sistema
The Work of the Commune Assemblies since the Time of the Introduction of the Delegation System

Summary/Abstract: With the introduction of the delegational system, there appeared a lively social and scientific interest in investigating and analyzing the new political and socio-political relations thus established Within the framework of the research project -The Functioning and Realization of the Delegational System, an analysis has been carried out of all the decisions adopted by 12 commune assemblies since the time of the establishment of the system of delegation. A list of decisions was compiled according to 5 criteria: — level to which the decision is addressed. — content of decision — body which passed the decision. — adoption of the proposal, — procedure of adoption. The indicators thus obtained show that, from the time of the introduction of the new system, nearly 50 per cent of the decisions were on matters concerning the establishment and financing of the new system. Matters concerning the exercise of power and other social affairs comprise the other 50 per cent, with their share in the overall decisions going up only after the establishment of the system. Data on bodies which take decisions demonstrate a genuine equality of the various chambers. However, there is too much emphasis on joint sessions, which is against the spirit of the principles of decision-making by delegates The other results warn of some tendencies that have appeared even after the short time the assemblies have been in operation. The collected data constitute a useful empirical basis for the analysis of delegational decision-making at commune level.

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