| | LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM IN POLAND: AN INSIDER'S STORY |
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| | 245 | | stron |
| | 1931 | | ID | OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE |
| | 2003 | | rok | REFORM INITIATIVE |
| | Contents |
| | About the Author 7 |
| | Introduction .9 |
| | Part I Historical Overview17 |
| | Chapter 1: In Communist Poland (1945–1988)19 |
| | Chapter 2: Th e Breakthrough (Mid-1988–August 1989) 27 |
| | Chapter 3: Toward the First Free Elections (September 1989–May 1990) .37 |
| | Chapter 4: First Steps, First Problems (June 1990–June 1992) 51 |
| | Chapter 5: One Step Forward, Another Step Back (July 1992–May 1994)63 |
| | Chapter 6: Stagnation Again (June 1994–October 1997)73 |
| | Chapter 7: Th e Second Stage (November 1997–2000) 85 |
| | Part II Issues, Solutions and Eff ects .101 |
| | Chapter 8: Powers and Responsibilities .103 |
| | Chapter 9: Municipal Property121 |
| | Chapter 10: Public Service Delivery 129 |
| | Chapter 11: Local Finance 147 |
| | Chapter 12: Staff , Councilors and Mayors.165 |
| | Chapter 13: Municipal Associations and Supporting Institutions 179 |
| | Chapter 14: Gminas and Local Communities189 |
| | Part III Some Conclusions 203 |
| | Chapter 15: Decentralization: What Happened in Poland? .205 |
| | Chapter 16: Reforms and Th eir Mechanisms.217 |
| | Appendices 229 |
| | Calendar of Important Events .231 |
| | Glossary of Polish Terms .237 |
| | General Information on Poland.241 |
| | Bodies Responsible for Local Government and Its Reform within the Central Administration 245 |
| | Bibliography251 |
| | Selected Legislation .251 |
| | Unpublished Materials Produced under the Project: Building Local Government in Poland, |
| | 1989–97255 |
| | Other References.257 |
| | Index.261 |