Financing local communities in Serbia

Abstract

ApstraktDržavna organizacija u modernom dobu treba biti takva da svaki građanin može uticati na svakodnevne političke odluke. Međutim, ovaj idealni cilj je teško ostvariti u praksi. Zbog toga treba pronaći adekvatan sistem raspodjele nadležnosti između različitih nivoa vlasti. Raspodjela nadležnosti se otežava dodatno, jer se svaka nadležnost mora finansirati javnim prihodima. Ovaj rad želi da prikaže trenutni sistem mjesnih zajednica u Srbiji, sa posebnim osvrtom na Sandžak, i kako bi one mogle da poboljšaju rad lokalne samouprave uz dobijanje prikladnih prihoda za finansiranje ovih obaveza. Prema mišljenju autora, reorganizacija trenutnog sistem lokalnih samouprava u Srbiji može dovesti do veće efikasnosti birokratskog aparata.Ključne riječi: mjesna zajednica, lokalna samouprava, decentralizacija, fiskalna autonomija FINANCING LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN SERBIA AbstractModern organisation of the state has to be such that every citizen should be able to influence everyday's political decisions. However, this idealistic goal is difficult to achieve in practice. Therefore, we have to find an adequate system of distributing tasks among different levels of government. This distribution is further complicated by the fact that every task has to be financed by public revenues. This working paper has the goal to show the current system of local communities in Serbia and to show a way how to improve the work of local governments by receiving revenues for their obligations. According to the opinion of the authors, reorganisation of the current system of local governance in Serbia will lead to a more efficient bureaucratic apparatus.

Development of Sub-Municipal Government in South-Eastern European Countries

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