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082	0	0	_a342.2409 _bPAN.L
245	0	0	_aLocal government in Europe : _bthe "fourth level" in the EU multi-layered system of governance / _cedited by Carlo Panara and Michael R. Varney.
260			_aNew York, _bRoutledge, _c2013,
300			_axxii, 421 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aRoutledge research in European Union law
520			_a"This book offers a comparative study of the structure of the local government in the countries within the European Union from a public law perspective. The book provides a detailed analysis of the state of local government in fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and UK.For each Member State an expert on local government addresses a number of points including the present form of local government as well as current proposals for the reform of local government the functions of the local authorities the type and the degree of autonomy these bodies enjoy the internal organization and the local form of government the controls the local authorities undergo the system of funding of these bodies the influence of the European integration on the structure of the local government. In presenting such a wide-ranging survey, the book draws out the main trends of local government in Europe and outlines the elements of convergence and divergence between the Member States. The book also evaluates the impact of the European integration on the structure of the local government at national level, and argues that it is possible to view local government as the fourth level of the EU multi-layered constitution."--
520			_a"This work considers the role of local government in 13 EU Member States; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The book aims to provide an account of the system of local government in each of the countries studied along with a critical and contextual approach to the level of autonomy that local government enjoys. The approach is comparative, based on a questionnaire which all of the authors considered. There is then a detailed conclusion to the book which offers a summary and comparative analysis of the responses in order to better consider the role of local authorities as the fourth level of governance in the EU. The book aims to offer an introduction to and account of each system of local government which may appeal to those seeking an overview of the area, but also a critical and contextual approach that will be of interest to those actively researching in the areas of local and regional government or EU-central-local government relations. The book contains details of reform in local government up to November 2012, including an analysis of the impact of austerity measures on local autonomy where these have become significant"--
650		0	_aLocal government _xLaw and legislation _zEuropean Union countries.
650		0	_aInternational and municipal law _zEuropean Union countries.
650		7	_aLAW / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLAW / Comparative. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLAW / Government / Federal. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aPanara, Carlo, _eeditor of compilation.
700	1		_aVarney, Mike, _d1979- _eeditor of compilation.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy14pdf01/2012051249.html
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955			_bxg09 2012-12-21 _ixg09 2012-12-21 ONIX to Dewey _axn09 2013-07-18 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver.
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