Redrawing local government boundaries : an international study of politics, procedures and decisions / / editor, John Meligrana

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2004; ©2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 320.8
• Soggetto topico: Local government; Boundaries; Comparative government
• Altri autori: MeligranaJohn <1966->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / John Meligrana; Redrawing local boundaries: Deriving the principles for politically just procedures / Ronan Paddison' Goals for municipal restructuring plans / Andrejs Skaburskis; Annexation activity and policy in the United States / Greg Lindsey; Canadian experiences of local government boundary reform: A comparison of Quebec and Ontario / Raphaël Fischler, John Meligrana, and Jeanne M. Wolfe; The two waves of territorial reform of local government in Germany / Hellmut Wollmann; Changeless boundaries do not fix a changing history: The map of the Spanish local government / Abel Albet i Mas; Changing local government in Israel: The paradox of extreme centralism versus inability to reform / Eran Razin; Confusing responses to regional conflicts: Restructuring local administrative boundaries in Korea / Dong-Ho Shin; Reorganizing urban space in postreform China / Jianfa Shen; Local government reorganization in South Africa / Robert Cameron; Conclusion: Changing local government boundaries in different political-ideological environments / John Meligrana and Eran Razin
• Sommario/riassunto: Local governments today are under extreme pressure to undertake boundary reform. The global trend toward urbanization has brought with it economic, environmental, social, and regional demands that have severe implications for local governments and their territories. As a result, changing the areal jurisdiction of this most basic level of government has become a persistent and pressing challenge around the globe. This collection examines the legal and regulatory procedures involved in such municipal restructuring. Case studies from eight nations -- the United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, Israel, Korea, China, and South Africa -- investigate how and why local governments have been enlarged in scope and reduced in number within each country. Four key aspects are examined: the geography of the local government boundary problem, the procedures associated with boundary reform, the roles of institutions and actors in boundary reform, and the implications for urban and regional governance. Redrawing Local Government Boundaries offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion about institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments. The first international comparative study of local boundary reform, it will be a valuable reference for scholars and students of political science, public administration, geography, urban studies, and urban planning.
• Titolo autorizzato: Redrawing local government boundaries
• ISBN: 0-7748-5094-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826160103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II