Local governance in Western Europe / Peter John.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

John, Peter, 1960-

Series:

Sage politics texts

SAGE politics texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Local government--Europe, Western.

Local government.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

xii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, [2001]

Summary:

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the change in local political systems and to place these in comparative context.

It introduces students to the traditional structures and institutions of local government and shows how these have been transformed in response to increased economic and political competition, new ideas, institutional reform and the Europeanization of public policy.

At the book's core is the perceived transition from local government to local governance. The book traces this key development thematically across a wide range of West European states including: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Contents:

1 From Local Government to Local Governance 1

2 Local Government Systems in Western Europe 25

3 Local Regimes in Western Europe 40

4 The Europeanization of Sub-national Governance 61

5 Privatization and the New Public Management 93

6 Institutional Formation and Regionalism 109

7 Leadership and the Local Executive 134

8 Renewing Local Democracy 154.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [176]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0761956360

0761956379

OCLC:

46909674