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2020-06-30
Determinants of Social Dysfunctions of Local Government Units
Julia Anna Klimek
Abstract
Turbulent conditions in which local government units in Poland operate are manifested in the form of several dysfunctions identified broadly in the literature. Although an in-depth analysis of all levels of local government in Poland makes it possible to extend the list of its dysfunctions, many researchers recognise the need to identify causes of this socio-economic reality. The article focuses on one possible interpretation of the issue, taking into account critical findings in the field of socio-economics, thus deepening the determinants of social dysfunctions of local government units, including: autocratic, bureaucratic, imperfect community. The survey points out that ontological security in decision-making processes, as well as in the context of discursive consciousness, could be responsible for most dysfunctions to the local self-government in Poland. The author states that the participation of citizens at all levels of the local community life, including those at the local government level, is a significant factor dynamizing the activity of local government itself. Therefore in conclusions the author presented several alternatives to strengthen local government democracy, corresponding to the theoretical part of the study, including the Arenstein's Ladder of Citizen Participation. Hence, this work is complementary to contemporary research on local self-governance, and its conclusions could have been a foundation for future analyzes based on primary data.(original abstract)Keywords:
Local government, Local government units, BureaucracyDetails
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Klimek, J. A. (2020). Determinants of Social Dysfunctions of Local Government Units. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej W Poznaniu, 88(1), 67–81. https://doi.org/10.26349/zn.wsb.w.poznaniu.0088.06