{"product_id":"local-government-in-europe-9781138930049","title":"Local Government in Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work considers the role of local government in 13 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The book aims to provide an account of the system of local government in each of the countries studied along with a critical and contextual approach to the level of autonomy that local government enjoys. The approach is comparative, based on a questionnaire which all of the authors considered. There is then a detailed conclusion to the book which offers a detailed summary and comparative analysis of the responses in order to better consider the role of local authorities as the fourth level' of governance in the EU. The book aims to offer a detailed introduction to and account of each system of local government which may appeal to those seeking an overview of the area, but also a critical and contextual approach that will be of interest to those actively researching in the areas o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Local Government in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance, \u003ci\u003ePanara and Varney \u003c\/i\u003e1. Municipalities as the \"Third Tier\" of Austrian Federalism, \u003ci\u003eHarald Eberhard \u003c\/i\u003e2. Local Governance in Belgium: A ‘Catch 22’ Between Autonomy and Hierarchy, \u003ci\u003eAlexander De Becker \u003c\/i\u003e3. Local Self-Government in the Czech Republic: History, Current Position, Prospective Evolution, \u003ci\u003eRichard Pomahač \u003c\/i\u003e4. Territorial Decentralisation in France: Towards Autonomy and Democracy, \u003ci\u003eIrène Couzigou \u003c\/i\u003e5. Local Government in Germany: An Indispensable Level of EU Governance, \u003ci\u003eEike Michael Frenzel \u003c\/i\u003e6. Local Authorities in Greece: Organisation, Recent Trends, European Integration, Reform, and the \"Kapodistrias\" Tendency, \u003ci\u003eGrigoris Avdikos \u003c\/i\u003e7. Local Government in Hungary: A Creeping Centralisation?, Zoltán Szente 8. Organisation and Responsibilities of the Local Authorities in Italy Between Unity and Autonomy, \u003ci\u003eStefano Villamena\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Local Authorities in the Polder – Dutch Municipalities and Provinces. 10. Local Government in Poland: Towards Consolidation?,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoguslaw Banaszak \u003c\/i\u003e11. Ungovernable Spain: Regional Subsidiarity and the Crisis of Local Governance, \u003ci\u003eGonzalo Villalta Puig \u003c\/i\u003e12.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eLocal Government in Sweden: Flexibility and Independence in a Unitary State, \u003ci\u003eVilhelm Persson\u003c\/i\u003e 13. Local Government in England: Localism Delivered?, \u003ci\u003eMichael Varney \u003c\/i\u003e14.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConclusion: The Contribution of Local Self-Government to Constitutionalism in the Member States and in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlo Panara and Michael R. Varney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019542430039,"sku":"9781138930049","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138930049.jpg?v=1750780579","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/local-government-in-europe-9781138930049","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}