Territorial Choice - The Politics of Boundaries and Borders
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Verlag | Springer Palgrave Macmillan |
Auflage | 2010 |
Seiten | 283 |
Format | 14,4 x 2,0 x 22,3 cm |
Gewicht | 493 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9780230233331 |
Bestell-Nr | 23023333E |
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Territorial Choice: Rescaling Governance in European States; H.Baldersheim & L.E.Rose The Danish Revolution in Local Government: How and Why?; P.E.Mouritzen Finnish Power-shift: The Defeat of the Periphery; S.Sandberg The Swedish Model Under Stress: Waning of the Egalitarian, Unitary State?; A.Lidström The staying Power of the Norwegian Periphery; H.Baldersheim & L.Rose Larger and Larger? The Endless Search for Efficiency in the UK; P.John Step-by-step: Territorial Choice in the Netherlands; M.Boedeltje & B.Denters Multiple Choice: The Persistence of Territorial Pluralism in the German Federation; M.Walter-Rogg France and its 36,000 Communes: An Impossible Reform?; E.Kerrouche Italian Regionalism: A Semi-federation is Taking Shape - or is it?; M. Brunazzo Efficiency Imperatives in a Fragmented Polity: Reinventing Local Government in Greece; P.Getimis & N.Hlepas Top-down or Bottom-up? Coping with Territorial Fragmentation in the Czech Republic; M.Illner A Comparative Analysis o f Territorial Choice in Europe - Conclusions; H.Baldersheim & L.E.Rose Bibliography