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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459363603321

Titolo

Changing government relations in Europe : from localism to intergovernmentalism / / edited by Michael J. Goldsmith and Edward C. Page

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-16795-8

1-282-59024-3

9786612590245

0-203-85848-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldsmithMichael

PageEdward

Disciplina

320.8094

Soggetti

Local government - Europe

Intergovernmental cooperation - Europe

Electronic books.

Europe Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Series editor's foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Belgium; 3 The Czech Republic; 4 Denmark; 5 France; 6 Germany; 7 Hungary; 8 Italy; 9 The Netherlands; 10 Norway; 11 Spain; 12 Sweden; 13 Switzerland; 14 The United Kingdom; 15 Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The past quarter of a century has seen extensive change throughout Europe. There have been significant changes in local government, and the European Union has come to play an increasing role in relation to municipal government.This book offers a comparative analysis of recent developments in intergovernmental relations in twelve countries across Europe. Using the framework for analysis from Page and Goldsmith's 1987 Central and Local Government Relations, each chapter examines changes in central-local relations in their respective country over the past 20 years. This