03423oam 2200649I 450 991078994120332120200520144314.01-136-58792-60-203-18084-410.4324/9780203180846 (CKB)2670000000174738(EBL)956956(OCoLC)798532658(SSID)ssj0000679081(PQKBManifestationID)11402632(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679081(PQKBWorkID)10609886(PQKB)10583290(MiAaPQ)EBC956956(Au-PeEL)EBL956956(CaPaEBR)ebr10551382(CaONFJC)MIL760993(OCoLC)794489575(PPN)198453752(EXLCZ)99267000000017473820180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe second tier of local government in Europe provinces, counties, departements and Landkreise in comparison /edited by Hubert Heinelt and Xavier BertranaAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (360 p.)Routledge advances in European politicsDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-80242-5 0-415-60257-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; The Second Tier of Local Government in Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1. Introduction: Xavier Bertrana and Hubert Heinelt; 2. Belgium: Tony Valcke, Herwig Reynaert and Kristof Steyvers; 3. Denmark: Poul Erik Mouritzen; 4. France: Emmanuel Négrier and Fabien Nicolas; 5. The United Kingdom: Steve Martin; 6. Germany: Hubert Heinelt and Björn Egner; 7. Greece: Nikos Hlepas and Panagiotis Getimis; 8. Hungary: Gábor Soós; 9. Italy: Carlo Baccetti; 10. Poland: Pawel Swianiewicz; 11. Romania: Cristina Stanus and Daniel Pop12. Spain: Xavier Bertrana, Marina Espinosa and Jaume Magre13. Sweden: Henry Bäck; 14. The Netherlands: Ger Arendsen; 15. Turkey: Korel Göymen; 16. Conclusion: Xavier Bertrana and Hubert Heinelt; IndexThis book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government.Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French Départements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and German Landkreise, this book reveals both the specific characteristics of particular countries, and also similarities across Europe. As the first book focussing on the second level of local governments, this monograph combines comparative analysis of institutional trends and reforms of lRoutledge advances in European politics.Local governmentEuropeComparative governmentEuropeAdministrative and political divisionsLocal governmentComparative government.320.8/3094Bertrana Xavier1976-1530457Heinelt Hubert846583FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910789941203321The second tier of local government in Europe3775526UNINA