@article{726639,
      recid = {726639},
      author = {Bucek, Ján, and Ryder, Andrew,},
      title = {Governance in transition [electronic resource] /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {Since the 1980s, there has been a global trend to give  more power to local governments. Even in Korea and the  United Kingdom, the most centralised countries in the OECD,  local government powers have increased, with substantial  economic benefits. Within the European Union, the principle  of subsidiarity has enshrined the idea of devolution. New  member states, particularly in central and eastern Europe,  have significantly created new and self-sufficient local  and regional governments. However, this process has been  complicated. Devolution is not a panacea in its own right,  and need not lead to economic growth. While it can  encourage savings through collaboration, it can also lead  to confused lines of authority and can complicate policy  formation and implantation. Devolution can strain local  budgets, forcing local governments to rely on their own  sources of finance, rather than central government  transfers. Suburbanisation, rural depopulation, the growth  of some regions, and the decline of others have raised new  problems, particularly related to inter-governmental  cooperation among local governments and different levels of  government. In many cases, an increased number of  governments has increased administrative costs. This book  looks at experience in government restructuring and  devolution from a variety of national and international  perspectives, both within the European Union and elsewhere,  focusing on lessons learned and ways forward.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/726639},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5503-1},
}