Overview

A review of the impact of the European Union on local and regional governments throughout Europe. This book consists of ten country cases, and includes chapters which compare various countries, discuss nation-building, networks, organization development, and analyse political integration and the ability of the administration to implement EU policies. The contributors suggest that local governments are gaining more power and autonomy in comparison to national governments. They also argue that network and individual initiatives are playing an increasingly important role.

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Author:   M. J.F. Goldsmith ,  Kurt K. Klausen
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Weight:   0.673kg
ISBN:  

9781858984926

ISBN 10:   1858984920
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   06 March 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. European Integration and Local Government: Some Initial Thoughts (M. Goldsmith, K.K. Klausen) 2. Danish Local Government: Integrating into the EU? (K.K. Klausen) 3. The Netherlands (M. Wolters) 4. European Integration and the Local Authorities in Germany: Impacts and Perceptions (H. Wollmann, S. Lund) 5. European Integration: A Lifeline for Irish Local Authorities? (C. Coyle) 6. Local Governments and the EU: The British Experience (M. Goldsmith, E. Sperling) 7. Belgian Local Government: Far Away from Brussels (S. de Rynck 8. Stars and Black Holes: French Regions and Cities in the European Galaxy (R. Balme, P. LeGales) 9. European Integration and Local Government: The (Ambiguous) Portuguese Case (M. da Silva e Costa, J. Felizes, J. Neves) 10. 'Yes, in Theory. And Perhaps in the Future': European Integration and Local Government in Italy (E.Ercole) 11. The Impact of European Integration on Regional and Local Government in Finland, Norway and Sweden (M.L. von Bergmann-Winberg) 12. Cities, Networks, Euroregions, European Offices (E. Ercole, M. Walters, M. Goldsmith) 13. Conclusion: Local Government and the European Union (K.K. Klausen, M. Goldsmith) Index

Reviews

'The book is good reading for an audience adhering to the still rare mixture of the combined specialization in local government and European affairs.'

`The book is good reading for an audience adhering to the still rare mixture of the combined specialization in local government and European affairs.' -- Theo A.J. Toonen, Public Administration `. . . it provides a useful benchmark for local authorities to work out where they are on the European map and is useful in raising key conceptual issues that practitioners may not have time to ask themselves.' -- European Information Service `European Integration and Local Government admirably fills a major gap in the knowledge. The country studies are all excellent, meeting the criteria of clarity and comprehensiveness.' -- Peter John, Local Government Studies `The editors of this volume are to be commended for the extent to which they have managed to maintain control over their contributors' efforts because this has ensured a degree of coherence which is often not achieved by edited books. This is a timely and valuable effort.' -- Howard Elcock, Regional and Federal Studies

'The book is good reading for an audience adhering to the still rare mixture of the combined specialization in local government and European affairs.' -- Theo A.J. Toonen, Public Administration '... it provides a useful benchmark for local authorities to work out where they are on the European map and is useful in raising key conceptual issues that practitioners may not have time to ask themselves.' -- European Information Service 'European Integration and Local Government admirably fills a major gap in the knowledge. The country studies are all excellent, meeting the criteria of clarity and comprehensiveness.' -- Peter John, Local Government Studies 'The editors of this volume are to be commended for the extent to which they have managed to maintain control over their contributors' efforts because this has ensured a degree of coherence which is often not achieved by edited books. This is a timely and valuable effort.' -- Howard Elcock, Regional and Federal Studies

Author Information

Edited by M.J.F. Goldsmith, Professor Emeritus, University of Salford, UK and Kurt Klaudi Klausen, Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

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