Local governance reform in global perspective
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Local governance reform in global perspective
（Urban and regional research international, v. 12）
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2009
1st ed
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Papers from a workshop held in Apr. 2008 at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and organized by the International Political Science Association's Committee 05 on "Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics" and the Dept. of Political Science, Stellenbosch University
Includes bibliographical references
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Description
"Good local governance" reflects the dual functions of local government. On the one hand, democratic regimes gain input legitimacy by responsiveness and by being inclusive towards the preferences of their citizens. On the other hand, they achieve output legitimacy by effectively delivering public goods and services. Their governance strategies follow three major paths - "decentralisation," "political administrative reforms" and "participatory reforms". But national contexts, actors, political culture and path dependency matter a lot. In this book continent-wide developments are compared by using relevant country studies. This comparative approach focuses on "developing countries" in Asia, Africa and Latin America, comparing and contrasting their experience with that of European countries
Table of Contents
Good Local Governance. Local Government Reform in Global Perspective. An introduction - Socioeconomic and Political Issues - Local governance. Definition - Reform trajectories - Main reform obstacles - Local governance reforms in Europe - Decentralisation - Political reforms and Administrative reforms - Citizen Participation - Local Governance reforms in Latin America - Decentralisation - Political reforms and administration reforms - Citizen Participation - Local governance reforms in Africa - Decentralization - Political reforms and administration reforms - Citizen Participation - Conclusions - Local governance reforms in Asia - Decentralization - Political and administrative reforms - Citizen Participation
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