Beschreibung
A broad-ranging assessment of continuities and change in local governance in the western industrialized world providing in-depth assessments by leading experts of a wide range of countries exemplifying between them the whole spectrum of types and models of local government systems and networks. A central focus is on the impact of public management reforms, new forms of community governance and changes in central-local relations.
Autorenporträt
BAS DENTERS is Professor of Urban Policy and Politics, University of Twente, The Netherlands LAWRENCE E. ROSE is Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway