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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1992. This volume, based on a special issue of the journal Local Government Studies, takes up a leading issue of the structure and role of the political executive in the context of the inaugurated British Government (1987-92). It does so by reference to examples from Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Italy as the countries selected for this volume all, to some degree, share with Britain a more collective style of political leadership. This is indispensable reading for all those wishing to gain a more balanced understanding of the contemporary role of Parliaments in Western Europe.
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Richard Batley, Adrian Campbell; Chapter 1 The Internal Management of Local Authorities in Britain – The Challenge of Experience in Other Countries, John Stewart; Chapter 2 ‘Aldermen into Ministers’: Oslo’s Experiment with a City Cabinet, Harald Baldersheim; Chapter 3 Recent Trends in the Relationship Between Politics and Administration in Local Government: The Case of Sweden, Stig Montin; Chapter 4 Constitutional Reform of Local Government in Germany: The Case of North Rhine–Westphalia (NRW), Dieter Grunow; Chapter 5 The Relationship between the Political and the Executive Structure in Italian Local Government, Giancarlo Rolla; Chapter 6 European Influence on Local Self-Government?, Colin Crawford;
