LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BELGIUM

Year 2013, Volume: 35 Issue: 2, 293 - 326, 12.03.2015

Mustafa Çelen

Abstract

Belgium is a federal state composed of municipalities (gemeenten), provinces (provincies), regions (gewesten) and communities (gemeenschappen).The country has three regions and three cultural communities, also divided into 10 provinces (plus Brussels) and 589 municipalities. Provincial and local government is an exclusive competency of the regions. All tiers of state council are elected for six-year terms by residents. Complex government formation of Belgium can create some problems on division of public services responsibly and intergovernmental fiscal relation of state stages. This article aims to explain of local government and local finance structure of Belgium

Keywords

Belgium, Local Government, Local Government Finance

BELÇİKA’DA YEREL YÖNETİMLER*

Abstract

Belçika bölgeler, topluluklar, il ve belediyelerden meydana gelen federal bir
devlettir. Ülkede üç bölge, üç kültürel topluluk vardır ve 10 il yönetimine (Brüksel dahil) ve 589belediye yönetimine bölünmüş durumdadır. İl ve belediye yönetimleri daha
çok bölge yönetimlerinin mali ve idari sorumluluğu altındadır. Ülkedeki her yönetim
kademesi altı yılda bir yapılan yerleşiklerin kullandığı oylar ile belirlenen meclislere
sahiptir. Belçika’daki karmaşık yönetim yapısı farklı idari kademeler arasında hizmet bölüşümü ve yönetimler arası mali ilişkiler yönüyle bazı sorunları beraberinde
getirmektedir. Bu makale Belçika’daki yerel yönetim yapılarının ve mali ilişkilerinin
açıklamayı amaçlamaktadır

Keywords

Belçika, Yerel Yönetimler, Yerel Yönetim Maliyesi

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