Cycles of Decentralization in the Post-Soviet Space

Libman, Alexander

doi:10.2753/rup1061-1940480101

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“…Therefore, residents' involvement in grassroots governance is relatively limited (Kvartiuk, 2016), albeit that municipalities are responsible for delivering public services that are crucial to their wellbeing. Politicians are often accused of pursuing personal gain, and misusing and misappropriating public resources (Libman, 2010). Governance in the WUM has thus been the subject of much criticism.…”

Section: Research Context: Municipal Reforms In Ukrainementioning

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Exploring elitisation of participatory budgeting in a post-Soviet democracy: evidence from a Ukrainian municipality

Kuruppu

Maksymchuk

Adhikari

2022

JAEE

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore elites' prevalence in the process of participatory budgeting (PB) in a Ukrainian municipality.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on the elite control and capture literature to examine the occurrence of unintended consequences resulting from the process of PB. Data for this case study are derived from document analysis and semi-structured interviews.FindingsThis study demonstrates how the involvement of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoted PB in a Ukrainian municipality. In the process of orienting politicians and administrators to PB, its normative benefits tend to be prioritised, whilst very little attention has been paid to making inhabitants aware of their role in the process of participatory decision-making. Although PB is intended to propagate good governance and accountability, it has in fact turned out to be a means of promoting corruption and furthering the personal interests of rent-seeking actors.Practical implicationsThe paper demonstrates how elites can capture and control PB in the context of emerging economies, thereby preventing its propagated benefits of ensuring equality, justice and emancipation in local communities from being realised.Originality/valueExploring PB in Ukraine, the authors urge that caution should be exercised with regard to the wholesale adoption of externally/NGO-propagated ideas. Each emerging economy context is distinct, and an appreciation of this uniqueness is key to the success of PB reforms in different countries.

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Section: Research Context: Municipal Reforms In Ukrainementioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring elitisation of participatory budgeting in a post-Soviet democracy: evidence from a Ukrainian municipality

Kuruppu

Maksymchuk

Adhikari

2022

JAEE

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“…At a stroke the financing of local government would become more equitable and transparent, from which urban and rural district authorities alike stood to gain. The principal losers from the reform would be the powerful regional governors, whose authority and position had long enabled them to manipulate the budgets of local authorities in their territory, including those of Ukraine's largest cities, as a means of rewarding their friends and punishing their enemies (Libman, ).…”

Section: Two Case Studies Of Donor Intervention In Ukrainementioning

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Leaving like an Englishman: Assisting institutional reform in post‐communist Ukraine

Leitch

2018

Development Policy Review

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Scholars of Development Studies have largely distanced themselves from research into external advice on governance reform in Ukraine, regarding post‐communist reconstruction as a political rather than developmental project. This article suggests that these seemingly distinct fields of donor intervention have more in common than is usually thought. It examines the influence of external advice on an issue which has particular resonance in the light of recent events in Ukraine, the relationship between Kyiv and the regions. It is argued that the impact of international assistance in this area has been negligible, largely due to institutional factors on the donor side, and that the most persuasive explanations for this are to be found in the literature of Development Studies.

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“…Более того, на постсоветском пространстве в 1990-е гг. типичной была ситуация, когда и в унитарном государстве информационная асимметрия вела к утрате контроля центра над региональными администрациями, формально им же назначенными [2].…”

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Information Asymmetry in Federations

Libman¹

2014

Spatial Economics

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Целью настоящего исследования является анализ проблем передачи информации между уровнями власти в федеративном государстве. Центр в федерации, как правило, сталкивается с серьезными трудностями при сборе информации относительно экономической и социальной ситуации в регионах. Выделяются два типа проблем-недостаточные стимулы для регионов для адекватного сбора информации и стратегическое манипулирование информацией-и варианты их решения. Также обсуждается феномен «неформальной децентрализации», возникающий в результате асимметрии информации, и ее последствия для функционирования федеративного государства.

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Cycles of Decentralization in the Post-Soviet Space

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Exploring elitisation of participatory budgeting in a post-Soviet democracy: evidence from a Ukrainian municipality

Exploring elitisation of participatory budgeting in a post-Soviet democracy: evidence from a Ukrainian municipality

Leaving like an Englishman: Assisting institutional reform in post‐communist Ukraine

Information Asymmetry in Federations

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