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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784888803321

Autore

John Peter <1960->

Titolo

Local governance in Western Europe / / Peter John

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : SAGE, , 2001

ISBN

1-4462-3059-7

0-7619-5636-0

1-281-24024-9

9786611240240

1-84787-650-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 202 pages)

Collana

SAGE politics texts

Disciplina

352.14094

Soggetti

Local government - Europe, Western

Comparative government

Europe, Western Politics and government 1989-

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

This work provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. The author shows how local government institutions have been subject to change as a response to Europeanisation.