Beschreibung:
This book is a bold prescription for local government reform that moves well beyond the old arguments regarding consolidations (also referred to as amalgamations) and co-operation (sometimes referred to as shared services) to paint a picture of an efficient, effective tier of government that strikes a balance between the right of persons to pursue their existential ends and the need to promote the common good.
Chapter 1. Why Reform Local Government?.- Chapter 2. A Theory of Local Government.- Chapter 3. Theory and Practice in Local Government Consolidations.- Chapter 4. Designing and Selling Effective Local Government Consolidations.- Chapter 5. Theory and Practice in Local Government Co-operative Production.- Chapter 6. Designing and Selling Effective Local Government Co-operative Arrangements.- Chapter 7. The Size and Shape of Local Government.- Chapter 8. The Political Framework for Local Government.- Chapter 9. The Remit of Local Government.- Chapter 10. Own-source Financing of Local Government.- Chapter 11. Inter-governmental Relations.- Chapter 12: Selling Re-created Local Government.