Open AccessDEVELOPMENT OF SUB-MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Author(s) -
Mirko Klarić
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pravni vjesnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-0840
pISSN - 0352-5317
DOI - 10.25234/pv/15260
Subject(s) - decentralization , local government , politics , democracy , government (linguistics) , political science , public administration , central government , balance (ability) , economic growth , economics , linguistics , philosophy , law , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Local self-government is established as an institutional answer to create balance to the central government and improve democratic and development processes in the local community and the entire national society. On the other hand, sub-municipal government is established as a part of local political decentralization, with the aim of strengthening local political and administrative institutions of local government units. Both can be institutional solutions and an answer for initializing and supporting democratic processes in contemporary society. This article provides analysis of relations between political decentralization in local community and sub-municipal government as a tool for strengthening local political institutions in South-Eastern European countries. This analysis aims to show that sub-municipal government can be also a significant institutional instrument for changes in the local community.