Subnational government in the Western Balkans

Subnational governments play a significant role in ensuring good public governance. The way that they are organised and function has direct impact on the economic social well-being of citizens trust government. This report presents system multi-level government six Western Balkan economies, comparing them both with one another context broader international trends covers territorial institutional organisation, competences local governments, human resources accountability, financial management vertical horizontal co-ordination, each case identifying key characteristics recent trends.