A broad-ranging assessment of continuities and change in local governance in the western industrialized world providing in-depth assessments by leading experts of a wide range of countries exemplifying between them the whole spectrum of types and models of local government systems and networks. A central focus is on the impact of public management reforms, new forms of community governance and changes in central-local relations.
BAS DENTERS is Professor of Urban Policy and Politics, University of Twente, The Netherlands
LAWRENCE E. ROSE is Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway
BAS DENTERS is Professor of Urban Policy and Politics, University of Twente, The Netherlands
LAWRENCE E. ROSE is Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway