FINANCIAL RISKS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR SOCIAL POLITICAL AIMS
FINANCIAL RISKS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR SOCIAL POLITICAL AIMS
Author(s): István Takács, Katalin Takács-GyörgySubject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; INDEBTEDNESS; RISK MITIGATION
Summary/Abstract: The local governments of settlements fulfill not only their basic duties but also a great deal of other tasks as well that influence the communities’ living conditions and quality of life, and through the way inhabitants feel also have an impact on the retention capacity of the settlements. The social policy of local governments is fulfilled by the governments. Financing the tasks and their risks have a great effect on the realization of sustainable local governing. The aim of this study is to review the Hungarian local governmental system assessing some anomalies of the financing of local governments and to draw attention to the risk of local governments, to the possibilities of how to reduce their operational risks highly considering the social political goals of the local governments, the role it has in developing and improving the people’s quality of life.
Journal: Zarządzanie Publiczne
- Issue Year: 11/2010
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 33-46
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English