Local Governance in Poland and Hungary from a Comparative Perspective

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the changes introduced to Hungarian and Polish local government under the influence of the concept of local governance, and to assess to what extent this concept has been implemented in both countries. The basic research method is comparative study. The results of the analyzes indicate that neither Poland nor Hungary has managed to fully implement this concept, but in our country it has been implemented to a greater extent than in Hungary.