Local Government Reform

A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Anglo-American Countries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Av Brian E. Dollery, Joseph Garcea, Edward C. LeSage Jr

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This is the only book that provides a comparative analysis of local government reforms in six developed Anglo-American countries: Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, the United States and Canada. The authors provide important insights on the factors that have driven local government reforms and the effects of those reforms. The emphasis on these English-speaking common law democracies facilitates an analysis of the essential features of local government reform programs and the common factors driving them.The book is unique in that it provides a systematic comparative analysis of municipal reform by using an analytical framework that focuses on structural, functional, financial, jurisdictional and organizational/managerial reform in each of the six countries. It can be used as a valuable reading in advanced level undergraduate and graduate courses in local government and public administration politics, as well as in local government administration and policy making. Academics and students of local government and policy makers will be pleased with this thorough treatment of the subject.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-07-30
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847200716

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Edited by Brian E. Dollery, Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, the late Joseph Garcea, formerly Associate Professor of Political Studies and Chair, Public Administration Program, University of Saskatchewan, Canada and Edward C. LeSage Jr., Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Contents:1. IntroductionBrian E. Dollery, Joseph Garcea and Edward C. LeSage Jr.2. Local Government Reforms in AustraliaNeil Marshall3. Local Government Reforms in New ZealandMike Reid4. Local Government Reforms in BritainMichael Cole5. Local Government Reforms in IrelandMark Callanan and Muiris MacCarthaigh6. Local Government Reforms in the United StatesJames Svara and Christopher Hoene7. Local Government Reforms in CanadaJoseph Garcea and Edward C. LeSage Jr.8. Comparative Overview and Assessment of ReformsBrian E. Dollery, Joseph Garcea and Edward C. LeSage Jr.ReferencesIndex