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Decentralization Paradigms in South East Europe: An Introduction

In: Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe

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  • Will Bartlett

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Sanja Maleković

    (Institute for International Relations)

  • Vassilis Monastiriotis

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

The countries of South East Europe entered the period of transition in the 1990s with very different legacies of government. Albania, Bulgaria and Romania had experienced highly centralized systems of government, while in Yugoslavia a more devolved form of government had been adopted through the system of socialist self-management (Dubey, 1975). This involved the decentralization of most government functions apart from defence and monetary policy to the federal republics. Within republics, many government responsibilities were decentralized to the level of municipalities with their own tax-raising powers, although genuine autonomy was constrained by the institutions of the one-party state.

Suggested Citation

  • Will Bartlett & Sanja Maleković & Vassilis Monastiriotis, 2013. "Decentralization Paradigms in South East Europe: An Introduction," Studies in Economic Transition, in: Will Bartlett & Sanja Maleković & Vassilis Monastiriotis (ed.), Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe, chapter 1, pages 3-25, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-1-137-29565-1_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137295651_1
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