Kersting / Caulfield / Nickson Local Governance Reform in Global Perspective

2009
ISBN: 978-3-531-91686-6
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, 197 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Urban and Regional Research International

'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

Norbert Kersting currently holds the Willy Brandt chair on transformation and regional integration at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Janice Caulfield was, until recently, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong.
R. Andrew Nickson is Reader in Public Management at the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham.
Dele Olowu was Professor of Public Administration and Local Government at Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria) and until recently at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands.
Hellmut Wollmann is Professor Emeritus at the Humboldt University, Berlin.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kersting, Norbert

Caulfield, Janice

Nickson, R. Andrew

Olowu, Dele

Wollmann, Hellmut

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;Preface;7
3;1. Good Local Governance. Local Government Reform in Global Perspective. An Introduction.;9
3.1;1.1 Socioeconomic and Political Issues;10
3.2;1.2 Local Governance. A Definition;14
3.3;1.3 Reform Trajectories;19
3.4;1.4 Conclusion: Main Reform Obstacles;30
3.5;References;31
4;2. Local Governance Reforms in Europe;35
4.1;2.1 Decentralisation;37
4.2;2.2 Political Reforms and Administrative Reforms;52
4.3;2.3 Participatory Reforms;62
4.4;2.4 Conclusions;68
5;3. Local Governance Reforms in Latin America;76
5.1;3.1 Decentralisation;77
5.2;3.2 Political Reforms and Administrative Reforms;98
5.3;3.3 Participatory Reforms;108
5.4;3.4 Conclusions;120
5.5;References;122
6;4. Local Governance Reforms in Africa;125
6.1;4.1 Decentralization;127
6.2;4.2 Political and Administrative Reforms;140
6.3;4.3 Participatiory Reforms;148
6.4;4.4 Conclusions;157
6.5;References;160
7;5. Local Governance Reforms in Asia;164
7.1;5.1 Decentralization;168
7.2;5.2 Political and Administrative Reforms;178
7.3;5.3 Participatiory Reforms;185
7.4;5.4 Conclusions;188
8;References;190

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Norbert Kersting currently holds the Willy Brandt chair on transformation and regional integration at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Janice Caulfield was, until recently, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. R. Andrew Nickson is Reader in Public Management at the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham. Dele Olowu was Professor of Public Administration and Local Government at Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria) and until recently at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands. Hellmut Wollmann is Professor Emeritus at the Humboldt University, Berlin.