JENEI, György <br/><br/>
Modernizing local governance in a transitional nation :  evaluating the Hungarian experience  

 - UK :  Taylor & Francis ,  set. 2002 
<br/><br/> Compared to the national level, the local govenment level in Hungary is more responsive to teform efforts. The Hungarian experience indicates that decentralization is a ke programme of the transition process for the emerging democracies of eastern Europe. These experiences also show that the decentralization process will be efficient and effective only if three key requirements are met. There are: (1) a stable and democratic constitutional, legal background; (2) an efficient municipal finance system; and (3) a well-functioning local administration