Reforming Local Government in Europe Closing the Gap between Democra
Nearly all Western and Central European local government systems have been reformed since the 1990's. Taking into account variations in historical and national context, the book looks for different ways of local government reform, their emphases and their
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Norbert Kersting Angelika Vetter
Reforming Local Government in Europe Closing the Gap between Democracy and Efficiency
Reforming Local Government in Europe
Urban Research International Editors: Hellmut Wollmann, Berlin Harald Baldersheim, Oslo Peter John, London Editorial Board: Susan Clarke, Boulder Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, Bordeaux Michal lllner, Praha Annick Magnier, Firenze Vol. 4
Norbert Kersting Angelika Vetter (eds.)
Reforming Local Government in Europe Closing the Gap between Democracy and Efficiency
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2003
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Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme ISBN 978-3-8100-3958-3 ISBN 978-3-663-11258-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-663-11258-7
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Contents
List of contributors ........................................................................................... ? Preface
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Angelika Vetter and Norbert Kersting: Democracy versus efficiency? Comparing local government reforms across Europe ................................................................... 11 Harald Baldersheim Local government reforms in the Nordic countries. Bringing politics back in? ............................................................................ 29 Helen Sullivan Local government reform in Great Britain .................................... 39 Bas Denters and Pieter-Jan Klok A new role for municipal councils in Dutch local democracy? ..... 65 Hellmut Wollmann German local government under the double impact of democratic and administrative reforms ......................................... 85 Werner Pleschberger Cities and municipalities in the Austrian political system since the 1990s. New developments between "efficiency" and "democracy" ..................................................... 113 Daniel Kubler and Andreas Ladner Local government reform in Switzerland. More for than by- but what about of! ............................................................... 137 Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot The French Republic, one yet divisible? ..................................... 157 Annick Magnier Subsidiarity: fall or premise of "local government reforms". The Italian case ........................................................................... 183
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Carlos Alba and Carmen Navarro Twenty-five years of democratic local government in Spain ....................................................................................... 197 Nikolaos-Komnenos Hlepas Local government reform in Greece .
