| Description |
xiv, 293 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Government beyond the centre |
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Government beyond the centre.
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| Contents |
1. Local governance in the third millennium : a brave new world? / Bas Denters and Lawrence E. Rose -- 2. France : the intermunicipal revolution / Olivier Borraz and Patrick Le Gales -- 3. Italy : after the storm / Luigi Bobbio -- 4. Belgium : the changing world of Belgian municipalities / Yves Plees -- 5. The Netherlands : in search of responsiveness / Bas Denters and Pieter-Jan Klok -- 6. The Nordic countries : still the 'promised land'? / Lawrence E. Rose and Krister Stahlberg -- 7. Poland : a time of transition / Pawel Swianiewicz -- 8. Germany : a new type of local government? / Oscar W. Gabriel and Susanne Eisenmann -- 9. Switzerland : reforming small autonomous municipalities / Andreas Ladner -- 10. The United Kingdom : an increasingly differentiated polity? / David Wilson -- 11. New Zealand : a quantum leap forward? / Graham W. A. Bush -- 12. Australia : still a tale of Cinderella? / Chris Aulich |
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13. The United States : executive-centred politics / Hank V. Savitch and Ronald K. Vogel -- 14. A new intergovernmentalism? / Mike Goldsmith -- 15. Towards local governance? / Bas Denters and Lawrence E. Rose |
| Summary |
International experts examine local/federal government relations, how local governments are using community partnerships, and recent changes in the system of local democracy |
| Analysis |
Local government |
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Comparative government |
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Service delivery |
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Public service management |
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Globalisation |
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Urbanisation |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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New Public Management (NPM) |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Local government -- Case studies.
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Comparative government.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Denters, S. A. H.
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Rose, Lawrence E., 1944-
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| LC no. |
2004054824 |
| ISBN |
0333995554 : |
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0333995562 paperback |
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