Local Governance Reform in Global Perspective [electronic resource] /
Kersting, Norbert.author.
Caulfield, Janice.author.
Nickson, R. Andrew.author.
Olowu, Dele.author.
Wollmann, Hellmut.author.
"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.
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Good Local Governance. Local Government Reform in Global Perspective. An Introduction -- Local Governance Reforms in Europe -- Local Governance Reforms in Latin America -- Local Governance Reforms in Africa -- Local Governance Reforms in Asia.
"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.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.