Territorial Choice [electronic resource] : The Politics of Boundaries and Borders /
Baldersheim, H.editor.
Rose, L.editor.
This book presents the experiences of eleven European countries in the field of territorial reforms. Based on case-studies that outline the basic features of the politics of territorial choice in the respective countries, the focus is on national policies, politics, and cleavages; the strategies employed and the outcomes of the reforms.
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Cover; Contents; List of Exhibits and Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; 1 Territorial Choice: Rescaling Governance in European States; 2 The Danish Revolution in Local Government: How and Why?; 3 Finnish Power-Shift: The Defeat of the Periphery?; 4 The Swedish Model under Stress: The Waning of the Egalitarian, Unitary State?; 5 The Staying Power of the Norwegian Periphery; 6 Larger and Larger? The Endless Search for Efficiency in the UK; 7 Step-by-Step: Territorial Choice in the Netherlands
8 Multiple Choice: The Persistence of Territorial Pluralism in the German Federation9 France and Its 36,000 Communes: An Impossible Reform?; 10 Italian Regionalism: A Semi-Federation is Taking Shape - Or is It?; 11 Efficiency Imperatives in a Fragmented Polity: Reinventing Local Government in Greece; 12 Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Coping with Territorial Fragmentation in the Czech Republic; 13 A Comparative Analysis of Territorial Choice in Europe - Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents the experiences of eleven European countries in the field of territorial reforms. Based on case-studies that outline the basic features of the politics of territorial choice in the respective countries, the focus is on national policies, politics, and cleavages; the strategies employed and the outcomes of the reforms.
European Union.
Europe—Politics and government.
Comparative politics.
Political science.
Public policy.
European Union Politics.
European Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Political Science.
Public Policy.