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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Fragmented local government systems and crises
    sub title: experiences from Czechia
  name:
    name part: Balík, Stanislav
    name part: 1978-
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Špaček, David
    role:
      role term: editor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: sz
    date issued: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
  abstract: This open access book assesses the links between decentralization and crises management in Czechia, paying particular attention to the ways in which local municipalities have dealt with turbulent problems including the Covid-19 pandemic and the migration crises caused by the war in Ukraine. There are more than 6000 municipalities in Czechia, most of which have fewer than 1000 inhabitants. With limited resources, municipalities are often forced to cooperate when it comes to dealing with major political and societal issues. Yet the various ways in which local governments cooperate, and the wider impact this has on the country as a whole, has not been fully examined. Drawing on existing literature and interviews with local governors, the book examines how decentralization affects the way crises are handled and summarizes experiences and lessons from Czechia. In doing so, it identifies both the challenges brought about by decentralized local government systems, as well as the ways in which they contribute to community governance and its resilience. The book will appeal to all those interested in public administration and local government studies. David Špaček is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Economics, Masaryk University, Czechia. Stanislav Balík is Professor of Political Science and Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Masaryk University, Czechia.
  table of contents: 1. Introduction to the book -- 2. The local level and amalgamation of municipalities in Europe -- 3. Local governments coping with crises: The impact of decentralisation and fragmentation on crisis management and governance -- 4. Extreme fragmentation of the local government in Czechia and its selected impacts in 'standard times' -- 5. Navigating the Pandemic: Coordination and Communication in Small Czech Municipalities -- 6. Small municipalities and Ukrainian migrant crisis -- 7. Concluding remarks: The main messages from the chapters and indications for future research.
  note: Stanislav Balík, David Špaček, editors.
  note: Open access version available.
  note: Open access. GW5XE
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: e-xr---
  subject:
    topic: Decentralization in government
    geographic: Czech Republic
  subject:
    topic: Local government
    geographic: Czech Republic
  subject:
    topic: Public administration
    geographic: Czech Republic
  subject:
    topic: Administration locale
    geographic: République tchèque
  subject:
    topic: Administration publique (Science)
    geographic: République tchèque
  subject:
    topic: Decentralization in government
  subject:
    topic: Local government
  subject:
    topic: Public administration
  subject:
    geographic: Czech Republic
  classification: JS4730 .F73 2026
  classification: 352.14094371
  related item:
    identifier: (OCoLC)1527716251
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Governance and public management series
  identifier: 9783032018977 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 3032018978
  identifier: 9783032018960
  identifier: 303201896X
  location:
    physical location: POD
  access condition: Open access. GW5XE
  record info:
    record content source: UKMGB
    record creation date: 250908
    record change date: 20260524040841.8
    record identifier: in00005782555
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng