CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Cavalic, Aida |
|---|---|
| Title | The Road to Democratization and Self-sustainability in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Case of the Value Added Tax Law (2005) |
| Summary | Case-study of the legislative process surounding the implementation of the VAT Law in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the three main factors influencing it. One is Dayton itself, namely the institutional set-up stemming directly from it; weak, nearly ineffective central government and strong, autonomous entities, as well as the complex, multi-layer power-sharing system of government that it brought with it . The other is quite obvious – the deep, lasting ethno-political divisions within the country, maintained and abused by obstructionist and self-serving nationalistic politicians , are making any moves towards political, social and economic reintegration highly difficult. Last, but not least, is the effect of the international administration in Bosnia ; it has been argued that OHR's use of its decision-making power (useful or not, necessary or not) did have a negative impact on the development of politically-savvy, accountable local politicians who were aware of, and ready to tackle difficult political decisions. This kind of “short-c ircuitingȁ d; of the decision-making process by the High Representative was seen as having deprived BH politicians of the chance to be able to face and make difficult decisions and learn the ‘culture’ of political compromise. It has also allowed elected officials to avoid accountability, as they have grown used to the strong hand of OHR coming down from above to impose decisions, allowing them to go back to their constituents and blame the international community for decisions that could be politically risky for them personally. |
| Supervisor | Bieber, Florian |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/cavalic_aida.pdf |
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