Local public sector reforms in times of crisis : national trajectories and international comparisons /: national trajectories and international comparisons. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sabine Kuhlmann, Geert Bouckaert.
• Editors: Kuhlmann, Sabine; Bouckaert, Geert
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: Comparing Local Public Sector Reforms: Institutional Policies in Context; Background and Objectives; Conceptualizing Local Public Sector Reforms; External Administrative Reforms; Internal Administrative Reforms; Democratic Reforms; Comparative Approach: Institutional Policies in Context; Context Conditions of Reforms; Country Clusters of Public Administration and Local Government Systems; Overview of This Volume; Notes; References. Part I: Re-Scaling Local Governance: Amalgamation, Cooperation, Territorial ConsolidationChapter 2: A Comparative Analysis of Amalgamation Reforms in Selected European Countries; Introduction; Framework for the Analysis of Amalgamation Reforms; Objectives; Strategies; Patterns of Conflict and Implementation; Outcome; Development of the Municipal Structure and Amalgamation Strategies; Objectives; Patterns of Conflict and Implementation; Outcomes; Correlations Between Different Phases of the Reform Process; Conclusions; References. Chapter 3: Explaining Trajectories of Municipal Amalgamations: A Case Comparison of the Netherlands and FlandersIntroduction; Analytical Framework and Research Design; Divergent Trajectories of Municipal Amalgamations; Incremental Change vs. Large Waves; Socio-Economic Forces; Austerity Governments and Policy in Times of Crisis; Political System; Deep-Structural Features of the Government System: Consensus vs. Consensus in the Making; Decentralization of Tasks; Local Politics and Identity; Elite Decision Making; Why Are Amalgamations Desirable?; External Pressure by the Central Government. Change EventsAdministrative System; A Bottom-Up Process?; Intermunicipal Cooperation: An Alternative and/or a First Step?; Conclusion and Discussion; Note; References; Chapter 4: What Causes Municipal Amalgamation Reform? Rational Explanations Meet Western European Experiences, 2004-13; Introduction; When to Expect Amalgamation Reform; Driving Factors; Filtering Factors; Findings; Amalgamation Reforms; Predictions Versus Findings; Concluding Discussion; Correct Model, Wrong Measurements?; The Dependent Variable: Amalgamation Reforms; Appendix; References. Chapter 5: Does Inter-Municipal Cooperation Lead to Territorial Consolidation? A Comparative Analysis of Selected European Cases in Times of CrisisLocal Governments, Size, and IMC; Pros and Cons of the IMC and Its Types; Comparative Analysis of the IMC in Brandenburg, Slovakia, and Slovenia; Municipal Territorial Structures; Reasons for Development; Legal Frameworks; IMC Forms; Impacts; Conclusions; References; Part II: Managerial Reforms: From Weberian Bureaucracy to Performance Management?
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.8094; Local government -- Europe; Public administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Local government; Public administration; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137525482; 1137525487; 1349707244; 9781349707249
• Related ISBNs: 9781137525475; 1137525479
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 6, 2016).
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