GROCHOWSKI, Miroslaw <br/><br/>
Managing urban development in the context of public adminstration reform :  the case of Eastern Europe 

 - New York :  Marcel Dekker,  2001 
<br/><br/> Descentralization and devolution to the urban level is examined in the context of almost a decade of transititon in Eastern European, pos-Comunist coutries with particular emphasis on Poland. Several factors are proposed as possibly helpful to a reevaluation of reform efforts. These include the need for an overall structural model specifying rules and responsibilities of the adminitrative apparatus serving various levels a framework for effectively integrating government with the market economy the use of sophisticated tecniques for policy analysis, descentralization and devolution strategies based on the actual experience of local governments, and betteer coordination of functions between all levels of government. Finally, the implications of democratic governance for spatial and economic development is explored - both for Polish and other Eastern European cities. The case of Warsaw is given sepecial attention