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This book considers local autonomy, measured as a multidimensional concept, from a cross-country comparative perspective, and examines how variations can be exp

This book presents new research results on the challenges of local politics in different European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the Nordic coun

This book studies political leadership at the local level, based on data from a survey of the mayors of cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants in 29 European co

This book develops and tests a typology of local state-society relations. To deliver such a comparative study on institutionalized relations between local gover

Debates about multi-level governance have led to a profound restructuring of regional and local government. The second level of local government is under review