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Local Government in Armenia: Reforms with an Uncertain Outcome
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Abstract
In 2015 Armenia's government is pushing local government reforms in an effort to strengthen the country's lowest level of government, the communities (hamaynkner). The ambition is to merge small communities into larger and, in theory, administratively more viable units. Although the Armenian governm... view more
In 2015 Armenia's government is pushing local government reforms in an effort to strengthen the country's lowest level of government, the communities (hamaynkner). The ambition is to merge small communities into larger and, in theory, administratively more viable units. Although the Armenian government has yet to define core legal aspects of the consolidation reform, on May 17, 2015, it nevertheless launched referenda on the consolidation of selected communities in three Armenian regions. The majority of the communities have accepted the consolidation plans, but concerns prevail that this reform will have negative effects on the communities' financial resources and power. It remains uncertain whether the reform will strengthen or distort decentralization. However, if the reform does not come with substantial infrastructural investments, the greater geographical distance between the people and their local government bodies may result in a substantial loss of trust in the latter.... view less
Classification
Administrative Science
Free Keywords
Armenia; reform; constitution; local government
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2-6
Journal
Caucasus Analytical Digest (2015) 74
ISSN
1867-9323
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0