Dynamics and Issues of Local Autonomy A Comparative Study
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The late Andreas Ladner, formerly Professor of Political Institutions and Public Administration, Swiss Graduate Institute of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne, Nicolas Keuffer, Senior Research Fellow, Alexander Bastianen, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Swiss Graduate Institute of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Harald Baldersheim, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway, Nikos Hlepas, Professor of Regional Administration and Self Government, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Carmen Navarro, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Kristof Steyvers, Professor, Department of Political Science, Ghent University, Belgium and Paweł Swianiewicz, Professor of Local Government and Urban Economics, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland<i>‘Tackling this planet’s complex problems requires effective and legitimate local government, but how best to design it? Dynamics and Issues of Local Autonomy provides the most comprehensive systematic data source on local autonomy across 57 countries from 1990 to 2020. An indispensable resource for policy makers and scholars.’</i>
- Liesbet Hooghe, European University Institute, Italy,
<i>‘Hard times is a scalar description that can cover a wide range of states of affairs, from the erosion of “rule of law” legal and institutional settings to new challenges for the judiciary, such as the supranational practice of judging or political and social polarisation. This book offers detailed and insightful analysis of specific judicial virtues (judicial courage, lawfulness, empathy, independence, deliberative skills, fidelity), useful to face many of those risky situations. The exploration of these and other virtues is pioneering, accurate and well contextualized and proves how judicial virtues are important resources for the practice of law.’</i>
- Isabel Trujillo, University of Palermo, Italy,
<i>‘</i>Dynamics and Issues of Local Autonomy: A Comparative Study<i> provides fresh insights into local autonomy and offers important advances in its assessment and measurement. By refining its conceptualization and broadening its global relevance, this book will undoubtedly shape future research directions and developments in the field for years to come. I am confident that it represents a significant contribution to various disciplines, reaffirming the importance of the Local Autonomy Index, and of the authors' voice and influence in this area of study.’</i>
- Filipe Teles, University of Aveiro, Portugal,
Adopting an international comparative perspective, authors examine common and differing features of various states to show how these features pertain to local autonomy, as well as what impacts derive from local government configurations. Chapters cover 57 countries situated on six continents over a span of 31 years, including almost all member states of the European Union, Council of Europe and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The authors define local autonomy as a multifaceted concept which can be measured through legal, functional, financial, organizational, administrative and central-or-regional-access dimensions. With fresh empirical data and findings on local autonomy, they capture its evolving nature.
Dynamics and Issues of Local Autonomy is an essential read for scholars of public administration, regulation and governance, public policy and political science. Providing a better understanding of the factors that influence local autonomy and its implications for governance and service delivery, this book is a vital resource for practitioners and policymakers alike.