If Territorial Fragmentation is a Problem, is Amalgamation a Solution? An East European Perspective

Figures & data

Table 1  . Process of territorial fragmentation of the municipal tier in selected Central and East European countries after 1990

Country	Number of municipalities		Increase in the number of municipalities (in %, 1989 = 100)
	After the fragmentation process
Bosnia	109	143 (1995)	131%
Croatia	115	543 (1998)	472%
Czech Republic	4104	6230 (1993)	152%
Hungary	1368	3133 (1992)	229%
Macedonia	30	123 (1995)	410%
Romania	2948	3190 (2008)	108%
Slovakia	2694	2875 (1998)	107%
Slovenia	62	210 (2006)	339%
Source: Author's calculations based on Horvath (1999), Kandeva (2001) and Swianiewicz (2002), and Kreci & Ymeri in this issue.

Figure 1. Distribution of municipal countries according to their size in the fragmented systems of Central. Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Figure 2. Relationship between territorial consolidation and functional decentralisation.

Figure 3. Relationship between territorial consolidation and functional decentralisation in CEE countries.

Figure 4. Index of performance and size of local government in Poland.

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