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<p>The article discusses municipal boundary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, concentrating on the heavily under-researched phenomenon of municipal splits. The first part describes the basic facts of municipal secessions in the region analysed. The second part presents a model explaining the national and municipal level factors behind the variation in the occurrence of successful split initiatives. It distinguishes between national institutional settings, economic, identity (cultural) and local political factors.</p>
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The article discusses municipal boundary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, concentrating on the heavily under-researched phenomenon of municipal splits. The first part describes the basic facts of municipal secessions in the region analysed. The second part presents a model explaining the national and municipal level factors behind the variation in the occurrence of successful split initiatives. It distinguishes between national institutional settings, economic, identity (cultural) and local political factors.

<bold>From post-communist democratic laissez-faire</bold> to prevention of territorial fragmentation: tightening the rules of municipal splits in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990

Department of Local Development and Policy, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies

Miscellanea Geographica

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 to prevention of territorial fragmentation: tightening the rules of municipal splits in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990

The article discusses municipal boundary changes in Central and Eastern Europe, concentrating on the heavily under-researched phenomenon of municipal splits....

From post-communist democratic laissez-faire to prevention of territorial fragmentation: tightening the rules of municipal splits in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990

Published Online: Jan 31, 2021

Page range: 5 - 17

Received: May 06, 2020

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0046

Keywords
Territorial reforms, local government, economy of scale, local democracy, Central and Eastern Europe

© 2021 Paweł Swianiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

From post-communist democratic laissez-faire to prevention of territorial fragmentation: tightening the rules of municipal splits in Central and Eastern Europe after 1990

Published Online: Jan 31, 2021

Page range: 5 - 17

Received: May 06, 2020

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0046

KeywordsTerritorial reforms, local government, economy of scale, local democracy, Central and Eastern Europe

© 2021 Paweł Swianiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Territorial reforms, local government, economy of scale, local democracy, Central and Eastern Europe