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Research Committee # 5 |
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International Political Science Association / IPSA |
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COMPARING LOCAL GOVERNANCE Trends and Developments New York : Palgrave- Macmillan, 2005
List of Exhibits, Figures and Tables............................................................................................ vii Notes on the Contributors............................................................................................................... xi Preface............................................................................................................................................. xiii
Local Governance in the Third Millennium : a brave new World? Bas Denters and Lawrence E. Rose............................................................................................... 1 France: the intermunicipal revolution Olivier Borraz and Patrick Le Galès........................................................................................... 12 Italy: after the storm Luigi Bobbio..................................................................................................................................... 29 Belgium: the changing world of Belgian municipalities Yves Plees......................................................................................................................................... 47 The Netherlands: in search of responsiveness Bas Denters and Pieter-Jan Klok................................................................................................. 65 The Nordic Countries: still the `promised land'? Lawrence E. Rose and Krister Stàhlberg.................................................................................... 83 Poland: a time of transition Pawel Swianiewicz........................................................................................................................ 100 Germany: a new type of local government? Oscar W Gabriel and Susanne Eisenmann............................................................................... 119 Switzerland: reforming small autonomous municipalities Andreas Ladner.............................................................................................................................. 139 The United Kingdom: an increasingly differentiated polity? David Wilson.................................................................................................................................. 155
New Zealand: a quantum leap forward? Graham W.A. Bush....................................................................................................................... 174 Australia: still a tale of Cinderella? Chris Aulich.................................................................................................................................... 193 The United States: executive-centred politics Hank V. Savitch and Ronald K. Vogel........................................................................................ 211 A New Intergovernmentalism? Mike Goldsmith.............................................................................................................................. 228 Towards Local Governance? Bas Denters and Lawrence E. Rose............................................................................................ 246 Bibliography................................................................................................................................... 263 Index................................................................................................................................................ 285
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