Local Governance in Western Europe / Edition 1

by Peter John

Overview

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to local government and urban politics in contemporary Western Europe. It is the first book to map and explain the change in local political systems and to place these in comparative context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761956372
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/20/2001
Series:	SAGE Politics Texts series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Peter John is Reader in the School of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, London. He is the author of Analysing Public Policy (London, Cassell, 1998)

Table of Contents

From Local Government to Local Governance
Local Government Systems in Western Europe
Local Regimes in Western Europe
The Europeanization of Sub-National Governance
Privatization and the New Public Management
Institutional Formation and Regionalism
Leadership and the Local Executive
Renewing Local Democracy
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

‘Its strength lies in combining theoretical insights with an impressive range of empirical material. The analysis is subtle and multi-layered.... This is a timely and important book' - Political Studies

‘Local governance have gained massive attention among scholars and practitioners during the past several years. Peter John's book fills a void in the literature by tracing the historical roots of local governance and by placing his findings in a comparative perspective' - Professor Jon Pierre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

‘Peter John has produced a fascinating and stimulating book in which he assesses current developments in urban politics and local government in Europe and suggests how these changes are leading to different patterns of sub-national territorial politics in the EU today. What he has to say is of important interest to all students of local government; comparative politics and of territorial politics more generally' - Michael Goldsmith, University of Salford

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