Countries chosen for comparison within the framework of this paper are different in terms of geographical location, size, levels of socio-economic development and adopted local government systems. The major criterion for choosing case study countries was their geographical location, as it is the...

Countries chosen for comparison within the framework of this paper are different in terms of geographical location, size, levels of socio-economic development and adopted local government systems. The major criterion for choosing case study countries was their geographical location, as it is the...

Countries chosen for comparison within the framework of this paper are different in terms of geographical location, size, levels of socio-economic development and adopted local government systems. The major criterion for choosing case study countries was their geographical location, as it is the...

The rationale for taking up the notion of political fragmentation in connection with local governments’ capacity to secure external sources of funding comes about from the fact that local governments continuously face shortages of funding. Their socio-economic development thus depends on their...

The economic crisis has severely affected individuals and businesses alike. The question to be analysed in this paper is: how did the economic crisis affect territorial units? The paper analyses: (1) the effects of the crisis in terms of growing levels of regional and local debts, which...

A situation whereby the communes have the most efficient of income sources, including several local taxes, means that a metropolitan area ‚Äí which is typically composed of several districts and several dozen communes ‚Äí does not have a uniform and effective system of financing...

A situation whereby the communes have the most efficient of income sources, including several local taxes, means that a metropolitan area - which is typically composed of several districts and several dozen communes - does not have a uniform and effective system of financing its activites. It...