LEADER 03443oam 2200661I 450 001 9910809538103321 005 20240516191801.0 010 $a1-136-58792-6 010 $a0-203-18084-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203180846 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174738 035 $a(EBL)956956 035 $a(OCoLC)798532658 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000679081 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11402632 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679081 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10609886 035 $a(PQKB)10583290 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC956956 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL956956 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10551382 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL760993 035 $a(OCoLC)794489575 035 $a(PPN)198453752 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174738 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe second tier of local government in Europe $eprovinces, counties, departements and Landkreise in comparison /$fedited by Hubert Heinelt and Xavier Bertrana 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (360 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge advances in European politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-80242-5 311 $a0-415-60257-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 Ne?grier and Fabien Nicolas; 5. The United Kingdom: Steve Martin; 6. Germany: Hubert Heinelt and Bjo?rn Egner; 7. Greece: Nikos Hlepas and Panagiotis Getimis; 8. Hungary: Ga?bor Soo?s; 9. Italy: Carlo Baccetti; 10. Poland: Pawel Swianiewicz; 11. Romania: Cristina Stanus and Daniel Pop 327 $a12. Spain: Xavier Bertrana, Marina Espinosa and Jaume Magre13. Sweden: Henry Ba?ck; 14. The Netherlands: Ger Arendsen; 15. Turkey: Korel Go?ymen; 16. Conclusion: Xavier Bertrana and Hubert Heinelt; Index 330 $aThis book takes a comparative approach to local government across 14 European countries, looking at processes of decentralisation, regionalisation and reforms of local government.Examining second levels of government, such as UK Counties, French De?partements, Italian and Spanish Provinces, and German Landkreise, this book reveals both the specific characteristics of particular countries, and also similarities across Europe. As the first book focussing on the second level of local governments, this monograph combines comparative analysis of institutional trends and reforms of l 410 0$aRoutledge advances in European politics. 606 $aLocal government$zEurope 606 $aComparative government 607 $aEurope$xAdministrative and political divisions 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aComparative government. 676 $a320.8/3094 701 $aBertrana$b Xavier$f1976-$01606423 701 $aHeinelt$b Hubert$0846583 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809538103321 996 $aThe second tier of local government in Europe$93932214 997 $aUNINA