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Comparative studies and regionally-focused cases examining local governments
xxiv, 502 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the role played by local governments in overall administration, types and models of government at the local level, consequences of managerial reformations and new develops regarding structure, process, personnel and policymaking aspects of government.
Decentralisation and devolution in the United Kingdom / Chris Game -- The United States local governments and reforms / Elif Colakoglu -- Structure of the local tiers in Germany : trends and challenges in local governance and autonomy / Jochen Franzke -- Local structure and municipal associations in Spain : facts, trends and problems / José M. Ruano, José Manuel Rodriguez Álvarez -- Decentralization and sub-national government in Poland : territorial governance, competencies, fiscal autonomy of local governments / Jolanta Galuszka -- "Small is beautiful" : pros and cons of territorial fragmentation on the example of the Czech Republic / Lenka Matejova, Juraj Nemec, Jana Soukopava -- Experience with managerial and political reform measures at the local level in Slovakia : intended and unintended outcomes / Daniel Klimovsky -- Mapping local democracy in Romania / Dragos Dragoman -- Local and urban administrations, politics and elections in Turkey / Huseyin Gul, Ihsan Kamalak, Hakan Mehmet Kiris -- Local governments in China / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- Local government in India : past, present and future perspectives / Srinivasan Rajamanickam -- Challenge of democracy and local governance in Pakistan / Sofia Idris -- Local governments in Brazil : are they the hub of the Brazilian "welfare state"? / Celina Maria de Souza -- The satisfaction of the citizens with the place and the impact of this evaluation on local government management : a comparative study in Argentinian cities / Héctor Oscar Oscar Nigro, Sandra Elizabeth Gonzalez Casaro -- Local government and governance in Mexico / Francisco Javier Porras.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-491) and index.
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series