Decentralization in the post-authoritarian Czech Republic: theoretical and empirical aspects

Abstract

The author discusses processes of decentralization as institutional components of a successful democratic transit in the post-socialist Czech Republic. The article explores the specific public administration decentralization model as well as the peculiarities of administration at the highest level, i.e. the Regional Assembly. On the basis of the empiric technique the article analyses dynamics of administration system transformation along with the modern state of the decentralized administration in the Czech Republic. The author defines overall results of decentralization management in the Czech Republic.

Keywords

• the Czech Republic
• decentralization
• regionalization
• regional administration
• democratic transit
• empiric indices
• Bertelsmann Fund