Redrawing Local Government Boundaries : An International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisions.
Meligrana, John.
Redrawing Local Government Boundaries : An International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisions. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Redrawing Local Boundaries: Deriving the Principles for Politically Just Procedures -- 3 Goals for Municipal Restructuring Plans -- 4 Annexation Activity and Policy in the United States -- 5 Canadian Experiences of Local Government Boundary Reform: A Comparison of Quebec and Ontario -- 6 The Two Waves of Territorial Reform of Local Government in Germany -- 7 Changeless Boundaries Do Not Fix a Changing History: The Map of the Spanish Local Government -- 8 Changing Local Government Boundaries in Israel: The Paradox of Extreme Centralism versus Inability to Reform -- 9 Confusing Responses to Regional ConXicts: Restructuring Local Administrative Boundaries in Korea -- 10 Reorganizing Urban Space in Postreform China -- 11 Local Government Reorganization in South Africa -- 12 Conclusion: Changing Local Government Boundaries in Different Political- Ideological Environments -- Contributors -- Index.
Offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion and debate regarding institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.
9780774850940
Local government -- Case studies.
Boundaries -- Case studies.
Comparative government.
Administration locale -- Cas, Études de.
Frontières -- Cas, Études de.
Electronic books.
JS78 -- .R46 2004eb
320.8
Redrawing Local Government Boundaries : An International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisions. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Redrawing Local Boundaries: Deriving the Principles for Politically Just Procedures -- 3 Goals for Municipal Restructuring Plans -- 4 Annexation Activity and Policy in the United States -- 5 Canadian Experiences of Local Government Boundary Reform: A Comparison of Quebec and Ontario -- 6 The Two Waves of Territorial Reform of Local Government in Germany -- 7 Changeless Boundaries Do Not Fix a Changing History: The Map of the Spanish Local Government -- 8 Changing Local Government Boundaries in Israel: The Paradox of Extreme Centralism versus Inability to Reform -- 9 Confusing Responses to Regional ConXicts: Restructuring Local Administrative Boundaries in Korea -- 10 Reorganizing Urban Space in Postreform China -- 11 Local Government Reorganization in South Africa -- 12 Conclusion: Changing Local Government Boundaries in Different Political- Ideological Environments -- Contributors -- Index.
Offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion and debate regarding institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.
9780774850940
Local government -- Case studies.
Boundaries -- Case studies.
Comparative government.
Administration locale -- Cas, Études de.
Frontières -- Cas, Études de.
Electronic books.
JS78 -- .R46 2004eb
320.8