Open Access Article SciPap-754
Source Aspects in the Reform of Local Self-Government in Slovak Republic
by Michal Imrovič 1,* and Martin Švikruha 2

1 Faculty of Social Science, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bucianska 4/1, Trnava 91701, Slovakia

2 Faculty of Social Science, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bucianska 4/1, Trnava 91701, Slovakia

* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract: To the basic principles of democratic state administration belongs administration of public affairs, what underlines importance of public administration in the modern state. Functions of the state are performed by the public administration in all spheres of society life. It has an important role in application of laws, including adoption of legislation, organizational activities, and ensuring public services. It also provides broad institutional tools of citizen participation in administrative processes at the local, regional or central level. In Slovakia is applied dual model of public administration, which consists of state and self-governing element. In our article, we focus on self-government part of the public administration, local self-government and its specifics, which resulted from management system applied on this level. It is concerning the element, which is very close to citizens, because it is a part of public administration that generally deals with issues of local or regional importance.

Keywords: Public Administration, Local Self-Government, Regional Self-Government, Settlement Structure, Citizen Participation, Decentralization, Consolidation, Municipality Reform

JEL classification:   H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government,   H76 - State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories

SciPap 2015, 23(1), 754

Received: 17 July 2014 / Accepted: 8 April 2015 / Published: 27 April 2015