The Future of Local Government in Europe Lessons from Research and Practice in 31 Countries

• Main Author: Bouckaert, Geert (auth)
• Other Authors: Schwab, Christian (auth), Kuhlmann, Sabine (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2017
• Series: Modernisierung des
• Subjects: Local Government; public administration; Kommunen; Kommunale Selbstverwaltung; Europa der Regionen; Föderalismus; Lokalpolitik; Privatisierung; Verwaltung; Public Administration
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Over recent decades, local governments in Europe have come increasingly under pressure facing a multitude of old and new challenges. Consequently, a wave of political and administrative reforms aimed at coping with these pressures has changed local governance in many nations. Local governments are n...