<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper is to analyse legal and financial dynamics of the self-governance in three countries of the Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The paper explores compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government, financial independence and operational features of self-governance. The paper provides an overview of the regulatory environment that was set up for the local government in the Visegrad countries, examines the powers by local government, and the degree of its financial independence. The financial aspects of self-government are compared, and compliance with major fiscal rules is examined.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to analyse legal and financial dynamics of the self-governance in three countries of the Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The paper explores compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government, financial independence and operational features of self-governance. The paper provides an overview of the regulatory environment that was set up for the local government in the Visegrad countries, examines the powers by local government, and the degree of its financial independence. The financial aspects of self-government are compared, and compliance with major fiscal rules is examined.

Sustainability and Control Issues of the Financial Management of Local Governments – Through Hungary’s Example

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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The aim of this paper is to analyse legal and financial dynamics of the self-governance in three countries of the Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary...

Sustainability and Control Issues of the Financial Management of Local Governments – Through Hungary’s Example

Publicado en línea: 09 jul 2019

Páginas: 18 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2019-0004

Palabras clave
European Charter of Local Self-Government, fiscal decentralisation, local self-government, public finance, Visegrad Countries

© 2019 Csaba Lentner et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sustainability and Control Issues of the Financial Management of Local Governments – Through Hungary’s Example

Publicado en línea: 09 jul 2019

Páginas: 18 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2019-0004

Palabras claveEuropean Charter of Local Self-Government, fiscal decentralisation, local self-government, public finance, Visegrad Countries

© 2019 Csaba Lentner et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
European Charter of Local Self-Government, fiscal decentralisation, local self-government, public finance, Visegrad Countries