Aisling Lyon

Decentralisation and the Management of Ethnic Conflict

Lessons from the Republic of Macedonia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Decentralisation and the Management of Ethnic Conflict offers new insight into the dynamics of conflict management through decentralisation, using an in-depth case study of decentralisation in the Republic of Macedonia between 2005 and 2012. Guided by the concept of horizontal inequalities, the volume identifies the factors which influenced the decision to devolve responsibilities to the municipalities after 2001.Taking an integrative approach to studying the political, administrative, and fiscal dimensions of decentralisation and its implementation, the book investigates whether these institutional reforms have indeed contributed to the reduction of inequalities between Macedonia's ethnic groups, and what the obstacles were in those areas in which decentralisation has not reached its full potential. The key lesson of the Macedonian case is that attempts to solve internal self-determination conflicts through decentralisation will fail if local self-governance exists only in form but not in substance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781138944114
• ISBN-10: 1138944114
• Artikelnr.: 43035762

Autorenporträt

Aisling Lyon obtained her PhD from the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, and has worked internationally on a number of local government capacity-building projects. Her research interests include institutional design in multi-ethnic states and the political systems of South-East Europe and Turkey.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 How decentralization came to the New Macedonia 2 Has
Decentralization Enhanced Local Democracy? 3 Making Local Services More
Responsive to Diverse Needs 4 Who has the Money? Fiscal Reform and Local
Autonomy 5 Subsidiarity Versus State Cohesion Conclusion