Small Firms as a Development Factor in South East Europe

Bartlett, Will

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“…Also the possibility comes forward of using data on the number of pupils / students as the redistribution criterion for allocation of tax revenues. Th e theme of fi scal federalism deals with the following studies: Palermo (2013), Aristovnik (2012) and Bartlett (2013). Th e decentralisation of the provision of certain public goods and services at the municipal level (Gellén, 2013) is related to the change of fi scal federalism.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Selected Factors Affecting Heating Costs of Schools in Selected Balkan Countries

Koppitz¹,

Půček

Ochrana

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NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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Th e paper aims to carry out a comparative analysis of heating of school facilities under the administration of municipalities in Macedonia, Moldova and Kosovo and to test the factors that aff ect the heating costs of school facilities. For a defi nition of the theoretical fundament parts of the theory of fi scal federalism are used. Subsequently fi ve hypotheses are put forward that are verifi ed using the method of benchmarking. Th e theoretical conclusions and recommendations may be used for a more eff ective implementation of public policies within the surveyed countries.

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Comparative Analysis of Selected Factors Affecting Heating Costs of Schools in Selected Balkan Countries

Koppitz¹,

Půček

Ochrana

et al. 2015

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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“…The numerous examples of clientelism and its systematic use by ruling parties to attract votes and retain a hold on power have been well documented in the cases of Serbia and Kosovo by Cvejić (2016aCvejić ( , 2016b. Political elites engage in rentseeking activities as a result of which public procurement is ridden with corrupt practices, and large politically-connected companies maintain quasi-monopoly positions, stifling entrepreneurial startups, innovation, and the growth of small businesses (Bartlett, 2012). As Stefano Bianchini observed "the [EU] aid strategy has failed" (Bianchini, 2014: 360).…”

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International assistance, donor interests, and state capture in the Western Balkans

Bartlett

2020

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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Despite the enormous inflow of international assistance to the Western Balkans over the last twentyfive years, the intended state-building efforts have only had partial success and great concerns have been raised over the problems of state capture, weak governance, poor rule of law and widespread corruption at a high level throughout the region. The paper identifies the patterns of international assistance and examines the extent to which donor aid allocations have been driven by concerns for recipients' need and merit, or by donor self-interest. The analysis reveals that while donor allocations have on the whole reflected need, they have not reflected merit to the same extent, suggesting that international assistance may have facilitated domestic political elites' engagement in practices of rentseeking and state capture. With a few exceptions, EU donors and EU Institutions have not allocated their aid to motivate adherence to EU norms in candidate and potential candidate states in the region.The paper concludes that the "Samaritans dilemma" is alive and well in the Western Balkans, and that donors have chosen to mostly overlook poor governance behaviour among recipients in order to prioritise assistance to the neediest countries while pursuing their own foreign policy concerns.

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Small Firms as a Development Factor in South East Europe

Cited by 2 publications

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Comparative Analysis of Selected Factors Affecting Heating Costs of Schools in Selected Balkan Countries

Comparative Analysis of Selected Factors Affecting Heating Costs of Schools in Selected Balkan Countries

International assistance, donor interests, and state capture in the Western Balkans

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