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- Title
Special Status of Bratislava.
- Authors
Delaneuville, Frédéric
- Abstract
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992, Bratislava regained its status as a capital. An historical approach allows a better understanding of the development and functioning of the capital of the young Slovak Republic. A decentralisation trend that replaced authoritarian centralism has had consequences on the organization of the city. Its special legal status is stipulated by the Constitution. Its organization is rather decentralized and each district is a legal entity with considerable autonomy. This organization could be attractive from a democratic point of view but it is costly and could cause problems in terms of coherence. Nowadays, when European capitals launched an intense competition, fundamental reform of the capital city seems to be a necessary step to take on the way to more efficient governance.
- Subjects
CZECHOSLOVAKIA; CZECHOSLOVAKIAN politics &; government; POLITICAL autonomy; POLITICAL systems; DECENTRALIZATION in government
- Publication
Croatian & Comparative Public Administration, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 2, p71
- ISSN
1848-0357
- Publication type
Article