Mihaela Pitarevic (Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb)
Abstract
This paper deals with the global decentralization issues, i.e. it explores how, when and why decentralization occurs, the preconditions for a successful decentralization and its advantages. It also examines the situation at the lowest levels of government in Croatia i.e. in a city, with the purpose of presenting the current financial situation and recognizing the key problems connected with decentralization at this level of government. It has been established that Croatia has made a remarkable progress in its decentralization process, although there are still many shortcomings that need to be removed.
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Paper provided by Institute of Public Finance in its series Occasional paper series with number
16.
Length: 18 pages Date of creation: Mar 2003 Date of revision: Publication status: published in the journal “Financijska teorija i praksa”, 26(4), 2002, pp.793-810 Handle: RePEc:ipf:occasi:16
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