Local Government In Liberal Democracies
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Local Government In Liberal Democracies
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Author : J. A. Chandler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Local Government In Liberal Democracies written by J. A. Chandler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Political Science categories.
The quality and nature of local government varies widely between countries. This introductory text looks at the workings of local government in England and Wales, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Canada and the USA. The chapters have a similar format so the student has a framework for systematic comparisons of the different case studies and a comprehensive conclusion summarises major differences and relationships between the structures studied.
Local Government In Liberal Democracies
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Author : J. A. Chandler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Local Government In Liberal Democracies written by J. A. Chandler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
Local Democracy And Local Government
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Author : Lawrence Pratchett
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 1996-10-23
Local Democracy And Local Government written by Lawrence Pratchett and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-23 with Political Science categories.
The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.
Whose Authority
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Author : Michael Lavalette
language : en
Publisher: O Books
Release Date : 2011-05
Whose Authority written by Michael Lavalette and has been published by O Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05 with Democracy categories.
This book looks at the neo-liberal assault on local government and local democracy. The author makes two main arguments. First, that the neo-liberal mantra of privatisation, marketisation and the small state have led to a significant dilution of local service provision to the detriment of some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Britain. The shrinking of the local state has also reduced the role of local councillors and undermined their position as democratic representatives of their communities. The local state increasingly looks like an example of what the philosopher Sami Amin calls shallow democracy, a system that has a democratic veneer but one where real processes of democratisation and accountability are marginalised and real power and authority rests with unelected professional officers and representatives of local business interests. Lavalette ends by issuing a rallying cry for greater local democracy, greater accountability to local communities and, drawing on historical exa
Local Government Matters
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Author : Christopher Lamonica
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Local Government Matters written by Christopher Lamonica and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Democracy categories.
Today many African states are formal democracies (in the sense of having governments that are the result of formal elections) but they are not liberal democracies (in the sense of protecting civil liberties and permitting an unhindered alteration of power). They are rather what Fareed Zakaria has termed illiberal democracies. This study explores the impediments to the development of liberal democracy in one such case: Zambia. Following a review of Zambia's pre-independence history and the failure of post-independence decentralization efforts, the study reviews Zambia's recent government reform measures, such as the 1993 Public Service Reform Programme and the 2004 National Decentralisation Policy. Local government policies and finances are also considered in a comparative historical context. The study argues that decentralization is pursued by governments as a mandate of structural reform from international organizations, without adequate attention to the flow of resources to local governments. While indigenous variables are considered the study concludes that the politics of strengthening Zambia's local governments extend well beyond Zambia's borders.
Representation And Community In Western Democracies
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Author : N. Rao
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2000-03-07
Representation And Community In Western Democracies written by N. Rao and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-07 with Political Science categories.
This book of critical essays explores new thinking and new evidence on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western democracies. The book is topical in the light of the intense political and popular interest in the problems of making local government representative and responsive. The contributors, drawn from the UK, US, France, Denmark and Norway, deal with two principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness; and the processes of political representation, and highlight the dilemmas of open and accessible local government.
Comparing Liberal Democracies
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Author : Arthur B. Gunlicks
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-10-27
Comparing Liberal Democracies written by Arthur B. Gunlicks and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with Political Science categories.
In this age of a globalism, understanding the governments and politics of other countries is important in understanding the world around us. In Comparing Liberal Democracies, author Arthur B. Gunlicks contributes to this understanding in a discussion of the institutional structures and backgrounds of four liberal or Western democracies: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the most state-like international organization, the European Union. Gunlicks provides a systematic and thematic (rather than country-by-country) approach that promotes comparisons of similarities and differences based on variables and concepts familiar to American and European students and the attentive publics in Europe and North America. After laying out a historical background, he explores liberal democratic, semi-democratic, and non-democratic states; territorial organization; presidential versus parliamentary political systems; separation of powers and checks and balances in these different political systems; electoral systems; legal systems; and the liberal democratic welfare state. A comprehensive core text, Comparing Liberal Democracies provides the background and concepts necessary for a better understanding of liberal democracies in general and of the American and major European democracies in particular.
Regional And Local Democracy In The European Union
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Author : John Loughlin
language : en
Publisher: Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Release Date : 1999
Regional And Local Democracy In The European Union written by John Loughlin and has been published by Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Decentralization in government categories.
Shaping Tomorrow S Local Democracy
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Author : Liberal Democrat Publications
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991-07-01
Shaping Tomorrow S Local Democracy written by Liberal Democrat Publications and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-07-01 with Local government categories.
Local Government And Democracy In Britain
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Author : Neil Barnett
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2023-11-14
Local Government And Democracy In Britain written by Neil Barnett and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with Political Science categories.
Local government in the UK is in crisis. It is now neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principle units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the previous 200 years local government has moved from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision-making. These changes seriously undermine the important role that local government can play in liberal democracy in the UK. The book explains the nature of local government today and asks if there is any possibility of change.