A modern guide to local and regional politics / edited by Colin Copus, Richard Kerley and Alistair Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Copus, Colin, editor.

Kerley, Richard, editor.

Jones, Alistair, editor.

Series:

Elgar modern guides.

Elgar Modern Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

Utilising international material to explore the roles, functions, tasks, responsibilities, powers and actions of intra-state politicians and the institutions to which they are elected, this insightful book examines how local and regional authorities are pivotal in the democratic and governing arrangements of different countries.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Setting the scene / Richard Kerley, Colin Copus and Alistair Jones

Part I. Intra-state models and the transition to democracy

2. Slovenia: The architecture of slovenian intra-state arrangements / Simona Kukovič

3. Poland: Local representation in poland: Between government and governance / Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak

4. Central asia: Intra-state government in central asian autocracies / Colin Knox

5. Argentina: Intra-state relations in argentina: A permanent conflict between legal autonomy and political centralism / Daniel Cravacuore and Andrew Nickson

Part II. The americas

6. Usa: Intra-state governments in the United States: Powers and authority, elections, finances, and intergovernmental dynamics / J. Edwin Benton

7. Canada: Intra-state diversity and complexity / Royce Koop

8. Mexico: Intra-state government in mexico / Ady Carrera and Andrew Nickson

Part III. Southern Europe

9. Portugal: Mind the gap: The hidden challenges of intra-state governments in portugal / Filipe Teles

10. Spain: Fragmentation and plurality: Intra-state governments in decentralised spain / Esther Pano

Part IV. Northern Europe

11. Germany: Interstate governmental relationships in federal germany / Hubert Heinelt

12. Iceland: Intrastate governments in iceland: Still more government than governance / Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir

13. Belgium: Intra-state government and representation in belgium: Navigating a labyrinth or maze? / Kristof Steyvers, Koenraad De Ceuninck, Tony Valcke and Tom Verhelst

Part V. British isles

14. England: Intra-state arrangements in england / Alistair Jones

15. Wales: 'a work in progress': The senedd cymru and Welsh local government / Russell Deacon

16. Ireland: The republic of ireland: Struggling to turn back the tide of centralism / Aodh Quinlivan

17. Scotland: In the United Kingdom: Modernism, territory, devolved institutions and the union / Neil McGarvey and Richard Kerley

Part VI. Intra state relations: Commonwealth approach

18. India: Municipal governance in india / Nirmala Rao and David Barun Kumar Thomas

19. South Africa: South african local governance relations / Norbert Kersting and Robert Cameron

20. New zealand: Local government and governance in aotearoa new zealand / Julienne Molineaux and Andy Asquith

21. Conclusion: Intra-state government - a stable dynamic / Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Richard Kerley

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Copus, Colin A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics

ISBN:

1-83910-345-0