Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 202 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0761956360
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0761956379
Series Statement:
Sage politics texts
Content:
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the change in local political systems and to place these in comparative context. The book introduces students to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shows how these have been transformed in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policy. At the book's core is the perceived transition from local government to local governanc
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents ; 1: From Local Government to Local Governance; 2: Local Government Systems in Western Europe; 3: Local Regimes in Western Europe; 4: The Europeanization of Sub-national Governance; 5: Privatization and the New Public Management; 6: Institutional Formation and Regionalism; 7: Leadership and the Local Executive; 8: Renewing Local Democracy; 9: Conclusions; References ; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780761956365
Additional Edition:
Print version Local Governance in Western Europe
Language:
English
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