Ethnic Dimensions of Regional Development in Macedonia: A Research Report

Johansen, Harley E.

doi:10.2747/1538-7216.45.7.534

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“…An amnesty programme was granted to former NLA guerrillas. Several political parties represent the Albanian minority in Macedonia, all of them being very active in national and local politics, together with a plethora of cultural and religious organisations (Johansen, 2004). Some minor groups and the new political party of Albanians -Democracia e re (New Democracy) -from 2009 also claim federalisation but most are asking for regional autonomy with widespread powers.…”

Section: Economic Differences Across Local Governments In Macedoniamentioning

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Cost Efficiency of Municipalities in Service Delivery: Does Ethnic Fragmentation Matter?

Nikolov¹

2015

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Driven by the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA), decentralisation in Macedonia is a policy choice for spurring national cohesion rather than an economic instrument for the more efficient delivery of services. The OFA resulted in a new Macedonian Constitution with policies related to the decentralisation process and equitable representation of communities. This book aims first to estimate the spending efficiency of Macedonian municipalities in service delivery from their own resources and, second, to ascertain the determinants of that efficiency. The ethnic fragmentation of municipalities is taken into account as a possible determinant of efficiency, which represents a novelty in such types of studies. We employ the DEA-VRS, Kernel and SFA estimation techniques to control for the robustness of our estimates. Our findings show that on average Macedonian municipalities exhibit low efficiency in service delivery, although there are significant variations among municipalities. The ethnic fragmentation of municipalities together with the population density, own tax revenues and political affiliation of the mayor with the leading political coalition at the state level explain differences in their efficiencies. More fragmented municipalities tend to be less efficient when providing services to citizens. KEYWORDS:• fiscal decentralisation • cost efficiency • service delivery • ethnic fragmentation • non-parametric efficiency analysis • parametric efficiency analysis CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:

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Cost Efficiency of Municipalities in Service Delivery: Does Ethnic Fragmentation Matter?

Nikolov¹

2015

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“…Apart from the ethnic Albanian-dominated municipality mentioned above, this part of Skopje is also notable for containing Shuto Orizari: one of the few local authority units in Europe with a majority Roma population (and therefore governed by ethnic Roma parties). As such, the city is a miscrocosm of its host country's variegated ethnic landscape (see Johansen, 2004). represented by construction, retail, trade, and finance: for example, Skopje currently hosts more than 80 per cent of the country's banking industry, with total assets exceeding 3.5…”

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Skopje

Bouzarovski

2011

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“…To be sure, data on social and economic characteristics of these two groups differ considerably, indicating that the market economy may not be serving the whole population of Macedonia equally. 7 To provide evidence on the roles that ethnic identity and labour force integration may play in economic development in Macedonia, this project piloted a survey methodology on several case firms. It investigates at the firm level how the labour force is integrated in the workforce, attitudes towards citizenship, and if ethnic integration is related to other firm characteristics such as size, regional location, sector, ownership and skill of workers.…”

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Ethnicity vs. Citizenship in the Workplace Context: A Case Study of Macedonia

Johansen¹,

O'Neill²

2012

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

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The question of how ethnic diversity relates to economic development is important as multiethnic states move into the global market economy as in the case of ex-Yugoslavia. Understanding the role of ethnic relations in the workplace can help reveal how ethnic integration is experienced at the firm level. Macedonia's two main ethnic groups differ substantially on economic and social indicators. Our project examines relationships there among ethnic diversity, labour force integration and perceptions of nationalism vis-à-vis citizenship. Initial results indicate ethnically diverse communities and integrated workforces mitigate perceptions of nationalism and citizenship. Both the degree of ethnic diversification, as well as education, explain most of the variation observed. This has implications for the recent movement in Macedonia towards segregated education.

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Ethnic Dimensions of Regional Development in Macedonia: A Research Report

Cited by 4 publications

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Cost Efficiency of Municipalities in Service Delivery: Does Ethnic Fragmentation Matter?

Cost Efficiency of Municipalities in Service Delivery: Does Ethnic Fragmentation Matter?

Skopje

Ethnicity vs. Citizenship in the Workplace Context: A Case Study of Macedonia

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