Local Government in Liberal Democracies

Name: Local Government in Liberal Democracies
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The quality and nature of local government varies widely between countries. This introductory text is structured to allow a genuinely comparative approach, looking at eight countries in Europe and North America. > 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. > Chapter 1 Introduction/$rByJ. A. Chandler; Chapter 2 England and Wales/$rByJohn Kingdom; Chapter 3 The Republic of Ireland/$rByM. McManus; Chapter 4 France/$rByM. C. Hunt, J. A. Chandler; Chapter 5 Italy/$rByR. E. Spence; Chapter 6 Germany/$rByA. R. Peters; Chapter 7 Sweden/$rByBernard Jones; Chapter 8 The United Statn