Author : Tomas Bergström
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030560597
This book presents new research results on the challenges of local politics in different European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the Nordic countries and Switzerland, together with theoretical considerations on the further development and strengthening of local self-government. It focuses on analyses of the most recent developments in local democracy and administration.
Author : John Stewart
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 1989-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349201790
Looking at the future of local government, this book examines the different changes, such as community charge and other financial changes, housing reforms, education reforms services, local democracy and other problems within the local government.
Author : John R. Bartle
Publisher : International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Local finance
ISBN : 9780873267656
At a time when the slow pace of economic recovery and continuing reductions in state and federal assistance underscore our need for strong leadership in financial management, this volume offers a deeper understanding of financial theory and practice for its own sake.
Author : Bligh Grant
Publisher : Springer
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811038678
This book offers a general introduction to and analysis of the history, theory and public policy of Australian local government systems. Conceived in an international comparative context and primarily from within the discipline of political studies, it also incorporates elements of economics and public administration. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an element of public policy grounded in an 'administrative science' approach. A feature of this approach is that generally normative considerations form only a latent element of the discussions, which is invariably anchored in debates about institutional design rather than the normative defensibility of local government. The book addresses this point by providing an account of the terrain of theoretical debate alongside salient themes in public policy.
Author : David R. Berman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1317465857
This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the historical roots of the conflict among them, and an analysis of contemporary problems concerning local authority, local revenues, state interventions and takeovers, and the restructuring of local governments. The author pays special attention to local governmental autonomy and the goals and activities of local officials as they seek to secure resources, fend off regulations and interventions, and fight for survival as independent units. He looks at the intergovernmental struggle from the bottom up, but in the process examines a variety of political activities at the state level and the development and effects of several state policies. Berman finds considerable reason to be concerned about the viability and future of meaningful local government.
Author : Shayne Kavanagh
Publisher : GFOA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 36,23 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Local finance
ISBN : 9780891252887
Author : Graham Sansom
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 33,5 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 184929089X
This study is designed to help local government practitioners in Pacific island countries review and strengthen their existing legislative and regulatory frameworks. It identifies best practice, examines case studies of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Samoa, and presents ten key principles for effective legislation.
Author : Lawrence Pratchett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 1996-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349250228
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.
Author : Kimberly L. Nelson
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1506323367
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government within historical context and provide strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Real-life scenarios and contemporary issues illustrate the organization and networks of local governments; the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of city and county managers; and the dynamics of the intergovernmental system. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text’s combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one.
Author : Mark A. Abramson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1538121719
In recognition of its 20th anniversary, The IBM Center for the Business of Government offers a retrospective of the most significant changes in government management during that period and looks forward over the next 20 years to offer alternative scenarios as to what government management might look like by the year 2040. Part I will discuss significant management improvements in the federal government over the past 20 years, based in part on a crowdsourced survey of knowledgeable government officials and public administration experts in the field. It will draw on themes and topics examined in the 350 IBM Center reports published over the past two decades. Part II will outline alternative scenarios of how government might change over the coming 20 years. The scenarios will be developed based on a series of envisioning sessions which are bringing together practitioners and academics to examine the future. The scenarios will be supplemented with short essays on various topics. Part II will also include essays by winners of the Center’s Challenge Grant competition. Challenge Grant winners will be awarded grants to identify futuristic visions of government in 2040. Contributions by Mark A. Abramson, David A. Bray, Daniel J. Chenok, Lee Feldman, Lora Frecks, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lori Gordon, John M. Kamensky, Michael J. Keegan, W. Henry Lambright, Tad McGalliard, Shelley H. Metzenbaum, Marc Ott, Sukumar Rao, and Darrell M. West.
