Tananyag leírása:
Date Topics to be discussed c Compulsory reading materials
Week 1 Introduction, requirements, compulsory and recommended reading materials, the objective and description of the course
Week 2 The methodology of the new institutional economics Richter, Rudolf [2005]: The New Institutional Economics: Its Start, its Meaning, its Prospects. European Business Organization Law Review, Vol. 6., pp. 161-200.
Hodgson, Geoffrey M [2006]: What Are Institutions? Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. XL., No. 1., pp. 1-25.
Week 3 Typology of Local Government Systems Heinelt, Hubert – Hlepas, Nikolaos-K. [2006]: Typologies of Local Government Systems. In: Bäck, Henry – Heinelt, Hubert – Magnier, Annick (ed.): The European Mayor. Political Leaders int he Changing Context of Local Democracy, VS Verlag für Socalwissenschaften, Wiesenbaden, pp. 21-42.
Loughlin, John [2001]: Introduction: The Transformation of Democratic State in Western Europe. In: Loughlin, John (ed.): Subnational Democracy in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1-33.
Week 4 The features of the Anglo local government system – The Local Government System of the United Kingdom Loughlin, John [2001]: The United Kingdom: From Hypercentralization to Devolution. In: Loughlin, John (ed.): Subnational Democracy in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 37- 59.
Wilson, David – Game, Chris [2002]: Local Government in the United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 49-63. (The development of Local Government)
Week 5 The features of the Napoleonic local government system – The Local Government System of France Loughlin, John – Seiler, Daniel-L. [2001]: France: Between Centralization and Fragmentation. In: Loughlin, John (ed.): Subnational Democracy in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 187-210.
Prud’homme, Rémy [2006]: Local Government Organization and Finance: France. In: Shah, Anwar (ed.): Local Governance in Industrial Countries. The Worldbank, Washington, DC pp. 83-115.
Week 6 The features of the Scandinavian local government system – The Local Government System of Denmark Lidström, Anders [2001]: Denmark: Between Scandinavian Democracy and Neo-liberalism. In: Loughlin, John (ed.): Subnational Democracy in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 343-363.
Lotz, Jørgen [2006]: Local Government Organization and Finance: Nordic Countries. In: Shah, Anwar (ed.): Local Governance in Industrial Countries. The Worldbank, Washington, DC pp. 223-263.
Week 7 The features of the Hungarian local government system Péteri, Gábor [2007]: Decentralizáció: akadály vagy lehetőség? In: Horváth, M. Tamás (ed.): Nézetek és látszatok. Decentralizáció a pénzügyi környezet szemszögéből. Magyar Közigazgatási Intézet, KSzK ROP 3.1.1. Programigazgatóság, Budapest, pp. 39-66.
Vígvári, András [2008]: Szubszidiaritás nélküli decentralizáció. Néhány adalék az önkormányzati rendszer magyar modelljenek korszerűsítéséhez. Tér és Társadalom, Vol. XXII, No. 1., pp. 141–167.
Week 8 The relationship between the informal institutions and the local government systems Inglehart, Ronald and Baker, Wayne E. [2000]: Modernization, Cultural Change, and the Persistence of Traditional Values. American Sociological Review, Vol. 65., No. 1., pp. 19-51.
Granovetter, Mark [1992]: Economic Institutions as Social Constructions: A Framework for Analysis. Acta Sociologica, Vol. 35., pp. 3-11.
Week 9 The relationship between the political and economic systems and the local governments systems Tepe, Markus, Gottschall, Karin, and Kittel, Bernhard [2010]: A structural fit between states and markets? Public administration regimes and market economy models in the OECD. Socio-Economic Review, pp. 1–32.
Week 10 The theory of the fiscal federalism and the local government systems Szalai, Ákos [2002]: Fiskális föderalizmus. Áttekintés. Közgazdasági Szemle, Vol. XLIX., pp. 424–440.
Week 11 The roles of the Mayors (political leadership) in the different local government systems Getimis, Panagiotis – Hlepas, Nikolaos-K. [2006]: Aspects of Leadership Styles: An Interaction of Context and Personalities. In: Bäck, Henry – Heinelt, Hubert – Magnier, Annick (ed.): The European Mayor. Political Leaders int he Changing Context of Local Democracy, VS Verlag für Socalwissenschaften, Wiesenbaden, pp. 177-199.
Week 12 The effect of the economic crisis on the local government systems Local Government and Public Service Initiative [2010]: The impact of the economic downturn on local government in Europe: What is happening? What can be done about it? Open Society Institute, Budapest, Prepared for the 16th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Local and Regional Government, November/2009, 16-17, Utrecht,
Week 13 Local Government systems in East-Asian countries – The local institutes of the Chinese state Jean C. Oi [1995]: The Role of the Local State in China's Transitional Economy. The China Quarterly, No. 144., Special edition: China's Transitional Economy, pp. 1132-1149.
Week 14 The relationship between the new public management movement and the local government systems Schedler, Kuno – Proeller, Isabella [2002]: The New Public Management: a perspective from mainland Europe. In: McLaughlin, Kate – Osborne, Stephen P. – Ferlie, Ewan (ed.): New Public Management. Current trends and future prospects, pp. 163-180.
Seminar's curriculum
Date Topic Compulsory reading materials
Week 1 Linkage between the new institutional economics and the comparative local government systems Sellers, Jefferey M. – Lidström, Anders [2007]: Decentralization, Local Government, and the Welfare State. Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, Vol. 20., No. 4., pp. 609–632.
Week 2 Possibly methodology to typify the local government systems Lidström, Anders [1999]: The Comparative Study of Local Government Systems – A Research Agenda. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, Vol. 1., No. 1., pp. 97–115.
Week 3 The relation between the central government and local government in the different type of local government systems Laffin, Martin [2009]: Central-Local Relations in an Era of Governance: Towards a New Research. Local Government Studies, Vol. 35., No. 1., pp. 21-37.
Week 4 The evolution and the reform-movements of the local government system in the United Kingdom House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Committee [2009]: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government. Sixth Report of Session 2008–09. HC 33-I, The Stationery Office Limited, London
Week 5 The evolution and the reform-movements of the French local government system Booth, Philip [2009]: Planning and the Culture of Governance: Local Institutions and Reform in France. European Planning Studies Vol. 17., No. 5., pp. 677-695.
Week 6 The evolution and the reform-movements of the Danish local government system Blom-Hansen, Jens [2010]: Municipal Amalgamations and Common Pool Problems: The Danish Local Government Reform in 2007. Scandinavian Political Studies, Vol. 33., No. 1., pp. 51-73.
Blom-Hansen, Jens – Christiansen, Peter Munk –– Fimreite, Anne Lise – Selle, Per [2009]: Choosing the Right Reform Strategy: Explaining the Perplexing Results of Regional Government Reforms in Norway and Denmark. Working Paper, First and preliminary version. Paper prepared for presentation at the meeting of the Nordic Local Government Researchers, Åbo, Finland, November/2009, 16-18. (Downloadable from the website of Department of Comparative Economics)
Green-Pedersen, Christoffer [2002]: New Public Management Reforms of the Danish and Swedish Welfare States: The Role of Different Social Democratic Responses. Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions, Vol. 15., No. 2., pp. 271–294.
Week 7 The local government system in Poland Swianiewicz, Pawel [2002]: Reforming Local Government in Poland: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes. Working Paper. Prepared for: „Reforming Local Government: Closing the Gap Between Democracy and Efficiency” Stuttgart, September/2002, 26-27. (In: Kersting, Norbert – Vetter, Angelika [2003] (ed.): Reforming Local Government in Europe. Closing the Gap between Democracy and Efficiency. Leske + Budrich, Opladen, pp. 283-308.
Week 8 The evolution and the reforms of the Hungarian local government system Hajnal, György [2001]: Hopes and Reality: The First Decade of the Hungarian Local Government System in the Eyes of the Public. In: Pawel Swianiewicz (ed.): Public Perception of Local Governments. Local Government and Public Reform Initiative, Open Society Institute, Budapest
Önkormányzati és Területfejlesztési
Minisztérium [2007]: Vitaanyag a helyi önkormányzati rendszer továbbfejlesztésének irányairól. Vitaanyag. Downloadable from the website of the Hungarian Ministry for Home Affairs or from the website of the Department of Comparative Economics
Week 9 Informal institutions and the local government systems Alesina, Alberto and Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola [2006]: Good bye Lenin (or not?): The effect of Communism on people’s preferences. Working Paper. Harvard University
Tóth, István György [2009]: Bizalomhiány, normazavarok, igazságtalanságérzet és paternalizmus a magyar társadalom értékszerkezetében. A gazdasági felemelkedés társadalmi-kulturális feltételei című kutatás zárójelentése. Tárki, Budapest
Week 10 Formal institutions and the local government systems Loughlin, John [2009]: The ‘Hybrid’ State: Reconfiguring Territorial Governance in Western Europe. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, Vol. 10., No. 1., pp. 51–68.
de Mello, Luiz – Barenstein, Matias [2001]: Fiscal Decentralization and Governance: A Cross-Country Analysis. IMF Working Paper series WP/01/71, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Week 11 The relationship between the national and the organizational culture and the local government systems Schedler, Kuno –Proeller, Isabella [2007]: Public Management as a Cultural Phenomenon. Revitalizing Societal Culture in International Public Management Research. In: Schedler, Kuno –Proeller, Isabella (ed.): Cultural Aspects of Public Management Reform. Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Vol. 16., Esevier Ltd., JAI Press Inc., Amsterdam, pp. 3-28.
Week 12 The effect of the new public management movement at the local government systems Pollitt, Christopher [2007]: Convergence or Divergence: What has been Happening in Europe? In: Pollitt, Christopher – van Thiel, Sandra – Homburg, Vincent (ed.): New Public Management in Europe. Adaptation and Alternatives. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 10-25.
Week 13 The evolution of the Chinese local government system Liu, Ling [2008]: Local Government and Big Business in the People’s Republic of China – Case Study Evidence from Shandong Province. Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 14., No. 4. , pp. 473–489.
Week 14 Organizational-level reforms at local governments Pollitt, Christopher – Bouckaert, Geert [2002]: Public Management Reform. A Comparative Analysis. Oxford University Press, pp. 6-38.
Kuhlmann Sabine – Fedele, Paolo [ New Public Management in Continental Europe: Local Government Modernization in Germany, France and Italy from a Comparative Perspective. Working paper. In: Wollmann, Hellmut – Marcou, Gérard (ed.): The Provision of Public Service sin Europe. Between state, local government nad market. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham |
