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The Forum of Federations Handbook on Local Government in Federal Systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steytler, Nico.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2024.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Argentina
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 3 Australia
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Metropolitan Regions
  • 2.3 Indigenous Communities
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 7.1 Organised Local Government
  • 7.2 Local-State Relations
  • 7.3 Local-Federal Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 4 Austria
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 5 Brazil
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations.
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 6 Canada
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 2.1 Metropolitan Governance
  • 2.2 Special-Purpose Bodies and Unincorporated Areas
  • 2.3 Indigenous Governance
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 5.1 Property Taxes
  • 5.2 Federal Transfers
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 6.1 Municipal Borrowing
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 7 Ethiopia
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 4.1 Functions and Powers of Woredas
  • 4.2 Functions and Powers of Cities
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 5.1 The Revenue-Raising and Expenditure Autonomy of Woredas
  • 5.2 The Revenue-Raising Powers of the Cities
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 6.1 State Supervision Over Local Government
  • 6.2 Federal Supervision of Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 7.1 Local-Federal Relations
  • 7.2 Local-State Relations
  • 7.3 Local-to-Local Interactions
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 8 Germany
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance.
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 9 India
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 2.1 Urban Local Bodies
  • 2.2 Governance of Metropolitan Areas
  • 2.3 Parastatal Authorities
  • 2.4 National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD)
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 3.1 Constitution Amendment Act 73, 1992
  • 3.2 Constitution Amendment Act 74, 1992
  • 3.3 Panchayats: Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996
  • 3.4 Devolution of Powers
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 4.1 Governance Role of Rural Local Bodies or Panchayats
  • 4.2 Governance Role of Urban Local Bodies
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 10 Italy
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 2.1 The Long Tradition of Municipalities
  • 2.2 The Empowerment of Local Government Since the 1990s
  • 2.3 The Many and Complex Types of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 4.1 Municipalities
  • 4.2 Provinces
  • 4.3 Metropolitan Cities
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 11 Mexico
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations.
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 12 Nepal
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 13 Nigeria
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 14 South Africa
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 4.1 Governance Institutions
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 15 Spain
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Governments
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Governments
  • 4.1 Municipalities
  • 4.2 Provinces
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government.
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 16 Switzerland
  • 1 Country Overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 4.1 Tasks and Functions of Local Government
  • 4.2 Structure of Local Government
  • 4.3 Local Political Systems
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 17 United States of America
  • 1 Country overview
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 4 Governance Role of Local Government
  • 5 Financing Local Government
  • 5.1 Public Education and Fiscal Federalism: A Key Case
  • 5.2 Borrowing by Local Governments
  • 5.3 Property Tax Relief and Tax-Parity Issues
  • 5.4 Local Government and Federal Government
  • 6 Supervising Local Government
  • 7 Intergovernmental Relations
  • 7.1 City Power-Or State Dominance
  • 7.2 The Special Case Of Washington, DC
  • 8 Political Culture of Local Governance
  • 9 Covid-19's Impact on the Role of Local Government
  • 10 Emerging Issues and Trends
  • 18 Comparative Conclusions
  • 1 Country Overviews
  • 2 History, Structures, and Institutions of Local Government
  • 2.1 History
  • 2.2 Local Government Institutions
  • 2.2.1 Basic Multipurpose Municipality
  • 2.2.2 Two-Tier Structures
  • 2.2.3 Single-Purpose Municipal Governments
  • 2.2.4 Indigenous Local Government Institutions
  • 2.3 Multiplicity and Consolidation of Local Government Institutions
  • 2.4 Governance of Metropolitan Regions
  • 2.5 Federal Capital Cities
  • 3 Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
  • 3.1 Forms of Constitutional Recognition.
  • 3.2 Subnational Constitutional Recognition.

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