Comparing local government systems and reforms in Europe
- The study of subnational and local government systems and reforms has become an increasingly salient topic in comparative public administration. In many European countries, policy implementation, the execution of public tasks and the delivery of services to citizens are largely carried out by local governments, which, at the same time, have been subjected to multiple reforms and sometimes comprehensive institutional re-organizations. This chapter discusses analytical key concepts and outcomes of the comparative study of local governments and local government reforms. It outlines frameworks and analytical tools to capture the variety of institutional settings and developments at the local level of government. It provides an introduction into crucial comparative dimensions, such as functional, territorial and political profiles of local governments, and analyses current reform approaches and outcomes based on recent empirical findings. Finally, the chapter addresses salient issues to be taken up in future comparative studies about localThe study of subnational and local government systems and reforms has become an increasingly salient topic in comparative public administration. In many European countries, policy implementation, the execution of public tasks and the delivery of services to citizens are largely carried out by local governments, which, at the same time, have been subjected to multiple reforms and sometimes comprehensive institutional re-organizations. This chapter discusses analytical key concepts and outcomes of the comparative study of local governments and local government reforms. It outlines frameworks and analytical tools to capture the variety of institutional settings and developments at the local level of government. It provides an introduction into crucial comparative dimensions, such as functional, territorial and political profiles of local governments, and analyses current reform approaches and outcomes based on recent empirical findings. Finally, the chapter addresses salient issues to be taken up in future comparative studies about local government.…
Verfasserangaben: | Sabine KuhlmannORCiDGND, Justine MarienfeldtORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800371200.00033 |
ISBN: | 978-1-80037-119-4 |
ISBN: | 978-1-80037-120-0 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch): | Handbook on local and regional governance |
Untertitel (Englisch): | from new public management to digital era governance? |
Verlag: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Verlagsort: | Cheltenham, UK |
Herausgeber*in(nen): | Filipe Teles |
Publikationstyp: | Teil eines Buches (Kapitel) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 13.01.2023 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 24.01.2024 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | (post) new public management; comparative public administration; decentralization; digitalization; local government systems; territorial reforms |
Seitenanzahl: | 17 |
Erste Seite: | 313 |
Letzte Seite: | 329 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften / Fachgruppe Politik- & Verwaltungswissenschaft |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |