A National Challenge at the Local Level
Subtitle: Citizens, Elites and Institutions in Reunified Germany
By: Thomas R. Cusack
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781315199306
Subjects: Local government; Political culture; Regionalism; Administration locale; Régionalisme
Description: "This title was first published in 2003. This insightful book examines how the challenge of reunification has been met at the local level in Germany. In doing so, it clarifies a number of central issues about the governance process in modern democratic political systems under strain. A National Challenge at the Local Level first describes who governs and how they govern at the local level. It then reveals the principal underlying political values of both elites and citizens and describes the ways in which they differ. It provides a rational explanation for the differences in these political values, particularly between the two major regions of Germany. Finally, it reveals the basis for the differences in how well local governments perform."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Introduction  -- Thomas R. Cusack; title: chapter 2 Local Political and Administrative Elites: Roots and Roles  -- Thomas R. Cusack; title: chapter 3 Ideological Values of Elites and Citizens  -- Thomas R. Cusack; title: chapter 4 Problem-Ridden and Conflict-Riven  -- Thomas R. Cusack; title: chapter 5 Social Capital, Institutional Structures and Democratic Performance*  -- Thomas R. Cusack; title: chapter 6 Conclusion -- Thomas R. Cusack.