Political elites and decentralisation reforms in the post-socialist Balkans : regional patronage networks in Serbia and Croatia /: regional patronage networks in Serbia and Croatia. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alexander Kleibrink.
• Authors: Kleibrink, Alexander, 1979-
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; 1. Centre-Periphery Relations in the Balkan; 1.1. Problem definition and research question; 1.2. Regional autonomy and decentralisation; 1.3. The case studies: Serbia and Croatia in the context of former Yugoslavia; 1.4. Research design, methodology and case selection; 1.5. Outline of the book; 2. A Framework for Studying Elite Access to Resources; 2.1. Existing accounts of decentralisation; 2.2. Resource dependency and elite agreements between centre and periphery; 2.3. Conclusion; 3. The Role of Institutional Legacies from Yugoslav Decentralisation; 3.1. Pre-socialist legacies; 3.2. Socialist legacies: Accommodation; 3.3. Nationalist-authoritarian legacies from the 1990s: Confrontation; 3.4. Conclusion; 4. Access to Electoral Resources; 4.1. Electoral resources in centre and periphery; 4.2. The electoral systems in Serbia and Croatia; 4.3. Access to electoral resources at regional and national level; 4.4. Conclusion; 5. Information Exchange and Cooperation; 5.1. Centre-periphery relations during autonomy negotiations since 2000; 5.2. Methodological note; 5.3. Information exchange between centre and periphery; 5.4. Strategic cooperation between centre and periphery; 5.5. Conclusion; 6. Access to Patronage Resources; 6.1. Access to patronage resources as a causal mechanism; 6.2. The extent of patronage in Serbia and Croatia; 6.3. Methodological note; 6.4. Expert survey results; 6.5. The politicisation of state-owned enterprises and government funds; 6.6. Conclusion; 7. Conclusions; APPENDIX; ANNEX I: List of interviewees; ANNEX II: List of organisations for network analysis; ANNEX III: Descriptive statistics of expert survey; ANNEX IV: Timeline of decentralisation in Croatia (Istria) and Serbia (Vojvodina), 1990-2010; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 305.5209497; Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Serbia; Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Croatia; Decentralization in government -- Serbia; Decentralization in government -- Croatia; Patronage, Political -- Serbia; Patronage, Political -- Croatia; Post-communism -- Serbia; Post-communism -- Croatia; Public Policy/Regional Planning; Government/State & Provincial; Comparative politics; Constitution: government & the state; Regional government; Serbia -- Politics and government -- 1992-2006; Serbia -- Politics and government -- 2006-; Croatia -- Politics and government -- 1990-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137495730; 1137495731
• Related ISBNs: 9781137495716
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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