A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics
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A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics

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Utilising international material to explore the roles, functions, tasks, responsibilities, powers and actions of intra-state politicians and the institutions to which they are elected, this insightful book examines how local and regional authorities are pivotal in the democratic and governing arrangements of different countries. Expert contributors examine how regional and local bodies have authority over public services, local spending, land use and local regulation, while operating within the constraints and structures of their own national settings. The Modern Guide also considers the responsibility of local and regional powers in the promotion of community action and cohesion. Taking a comparative approach, country-specific chapters present detailed analyses of the similarities and differences between the shape and purpose of institutions which operate within the state and how they interact with each other and the national institutions of government. Exploring the concepts and principles behind power structures within governmental systems, this book will be a key resource for academics and students of public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration and management. Its presentation of models of the formation of government in an international context will also be beneficial for policy-makers and practitioners in these fields.

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Contents: 1 Introduction: setting the scene 1 Richard Kerley, Colin Copus and Alistair Jones PART I INTRA-STATE MODELS AND THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY 2 Slovenia: the architecture of Slovenian intra-state arrangements 16 Simona Kukovič 3 Poland: local representation in Poland: between government and governance 30 Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak 4 Central Asia: intra-state government in Central Asian autocracies 46 Colin Knox 5 Argentina: intra-state relations in Argentina: a permanent conflict between legal autonomy and political centralism 65 Daniel Cravacuore and Andrew Nickson PART II THE AMERICAS 6 USA: intra-state governments in the United States: powers and authority, elections, finances, and intergovernmental dynamics 81 J. Edwin Benton 7 Canada: intra-state diversity and complexity 100 Royce Koop 8 Mexico: intra-state government in Mexico 116 Ady Carrera and Andrew Nickson PART III SOUTHERN EUROPE 9 Portugal: mind the gap: the hidden challenges of intra-state governments in Portugal 134 Filipe Teles 10 Spain: fragmentation and plurality: intra-state governments in decentralised Spain 149 Esther Pano PART IV NORTHERN EUROPE 11 Germany: interstate governmental relationships in Federal Germany 168 Hubert Heinelt 12 Iceland: intrastate governments in Iceland: still more government than governance 184 Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir 13 Belgium: intra-state government and representation in Belgium: navigating a labyrinth or maze? 199 Kristof Steyvers, Koenraad De Ceuninck, Tony Valcke and Tom Verhelst PART V BRITISH ISLES 14 England: intra-state arrangements in England 218 Alistair Jones 15 Wales: ‘a work in progress’: the Senedd Cymru and Welsh local government 234 Russell Deacon 16 Ireland: the Republic of Ireland: struggling to turn back the tide of centralism 250 Aodh Quinlivan 17 Scotland: in the United Kingdom: modernism, territory, devolved institutions and the union 263 Neil McGarvey and Richard Kerley PART VI INTRA STATE RELATIONS: COMMONWEALTH APPROACH 18 India: municipal governance in India 285 Nirmala Rao and David Barun Kumar Thomas 19 South Africa: South African local governance relations 302 Norbert Kersting and Robert Cameron 20 New Zealand: local government and governance in Aotearoa New Zealand 315 Julienne Molineaux and Andy Asquith 21 Conclusion: intra-state government – a stable dynamic 335 Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Richard Kerley Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781839103445
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • ISBN-10: 1839103442
  • Publisher Date: 04 Feb 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 156 mm


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