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The concept of decentralization is generally understood as the transfer of power, responsibility and resources from central to regional and local governments. It covers a broad range of meanings, being a complex process that modifies the fundamental structure of state power. According to the World Bank Institute (Litvack and Seddon, 1999), decentralization has three main dimensions — political, administrative and fiscal — each of which has different characteristics, policy implications and conditions for success.
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Matiuta, C. (2013). Decentralization and Regional Policy in Romania and Bulgaria. In: Bartlett, W., Maleković, S., Monastiriotis, V. (eds) Decentralization and Local Development in South East Europe. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137295651_8
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