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| Author | : David R. Berman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2015-06-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1317465857 |
This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the historical roots of the conflict among them, and an analysis of contemporary problems concerning local authority, local revenues, state interventions and takeovers, and the restructuring of local governments. The author pays special attention to local governmental autonomy and the goals and activities of local officials as they seek to secure resources, fend off regulations and interventions, and fight for survival as independent units. He looks at the intergovernmental struggle from the bottom up, but in the process examines a variety of political activities at the state level and the development and effects of several state policies. Berman finds considerable reason to be concerned about the viability and future of meaningful local government.
| Author | : James Spiotto |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2016-02-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692624777 |
A 50 State Survey of: (1) Rights and Remedies Provided by States to Investors, (2) State Supervision and Oversight Mechanisms of Financially Distressed Local Governments and (3) State Authorization of Municipalities to File Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
| Author | : William T. Gormley (Jr.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780299117009 |
Privatization - the transfer of responsibility for public services from the public to the private sector - currently evokes intense interest from policy makers. To its advocates, privatization conjures up visions of a lean, streamlined public sector reliant upon the private market-place for the delivery of public services. To opponents, it conjures up visions of a beleaguered government bureaucracy ceding vital public services to unreliable entrepreneurs. At best, privatization can reduce the costs of government and introduce new possibilities for the better delivery of services. At worst, it may undermine equity, quality, and accountability.
| Author | : Wayne F Cascio |
| Publisher | : Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2002-09-09 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1605095672 |
Firms that restructure through downsizing are not more profitable than those that don't, and often end up hurting themselves in the long run. Responsible Restructuring draws on the results of an eighteen-year study of S&P 500 firms to prove that it makes good business sense to restructure responsibly-to avoid downsizing and instead regard employees as assets to be developed rather than costs to be cut. Wayne Cascio explodes thirteen common myths about downsizing, detailing its negative impact on profitability, productivity, quality, and on the morale, commitment, and even health of survivors. He uses real-life examples to illustrate successful approaches to responsible restructuring used by companies such as Charles Schwab, Compaq, Cisco, Motorola, Reflexite, and Southwest Airlines. And he offers specific, step-by-step advice on what to do-and what not to do-when developing and implementing a restructuring strategy that, unlike layoffs, leaves the organization stronger and better able to face the challenges ahead.
| Author | : Roy W. Bahl |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2003-01-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9781781957370 |
Examining cutting-edge issues of international relevance in the ongoing redesign of the South African local government fiscal system, the contributors to this volume analyze the major changes that have taken place since the demise of apartheid. The 1996 Constitution and subsequent legislation dramatically redefined the public sector, mandating the development of democratic local governments empowered to provide a wide variety of key public services. However, the definition and implementation of new local functions and the supporting democratic decision-making and managerial capabilities are emerging more slowly than expected.
| Author | : Xavier Bertrana |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 2015-09-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317374851 |
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 in most European countries, with the aim to strengthen the institutional capacity of municipalities or to develop appropriate institutional structures for governing fragmented urban areas. This book provides a thematic and cross-national analysis of the key actors in local government that form the crucial components of effective and democratic policy making. Focussing on the second tier of local government, it examines new empirical data on councillors from this level of government in 15 European countries and integrates important variables such as party politics, notions of democracy, finance, multi-level settings. Divided into five parts, it addresses: Attitudes of county/provincial councillors towards administrative and territorial reforms; Their role perceptions and role behaviour; Their political orientation; Actor constellations and governance arrangements; Political socialization and recruitment, professionalization and career patterns of county/provincial councillors. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of local government, urban studies, regional studies, political science, sociology and geography.
| Author | : Robert D. Ebel |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 1057 |
| Release | : 2012-03-21 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780199765362 |
This handbook evaluates the persistent problems in the fiscal systems of state and local governments and what can be done to solve them. Each chapter provides a description of the discipline area, examines major developments in policy practices and research, and opines on future prospects.
| Author | : Blöchliger Hansjörg |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2012-02-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9264119973 |
This book describes and examines reforms of fiscal federalism and local government in 10 OECD countries implemented over the past decade.
| Author | : Graham Sansom |
| Publisher | : Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Total Pages | : 94 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 184929089X |
This study is designed to help local government practitioners in Pacific island countries review and strengthen their existing legislative and regulatory frameworks. It identifies best practice, examines case studies of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Samoa, and presents ten key principles for effective legislation.
| Author | : Jennifer Nicoll Victor |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1011 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0190228210 |
Politics is intuitively about relationships, but until recently the network perspective has not been a dominant part of the methodological paradigm that political scientists use to study politics. This volume is a foundational statement about networks in the study of politics.
