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1 The Essence and Transformation of Local Self-Government in Western Europe
Part I The Essence of Local Self-Government
2 The Future of Local Democracy: A Somewhat Dystopian View
3 Beyond Charter and Index: Reassessing Local Autonomy
4 Redefining Local Self-Government: Finnish Municipalities Seeking Their Essence
5 Local Autonomy in the Nordic Countries: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
6 Local Self-Government and the Choice for Local Governance Arrangements in Nine Swiss Municipal Tasks
7 Chasing the Creative Class: What Works, and What Doesnt? Recruitment Strategies in Norwegian Local Government
Part II Challenges and Transformations: Digitalisation, Marketisation, Amalgamation
8 The Digitalisation of Local Public Services. Evidence from the German Case
9 Challenges of Digital Service Provision for Local Governments from the Citizens View: Comparing Citizens Expectations and Their Experiences of Digital Service Provision
10 The Resistance Threshold to the Amalgamation of Jurisdictions: MPs Attitudes About Budget Control and Social Identification in the Swiss Cantons
11 County Size and County Council Mandate: Decreasing Motivation Due to Longer Distances?
12 Where Is Municipal Marketisation Heading? Experiences from England and Scandinavia
Part III Changing Intergovernmental Relations: Supervision and Subnational Policy-making
13 Decentralisation and Reconfiguration of Multilevel Research Policy: The Case of Sweden
14 The Impact of Local Autonomy on Land-Use Planning: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Two Swiss Municipalities
15 City-Regional Governance in Flanders: The Potential of Mobility Regions as a Critical Juncture
16 Strategic Policy Planning at the Local Level: A Flemish Performance Starring Regional Government
17 State Supervision of Local Budgets: From Forbearance to No Concession
18 New Ways of Limiting Local Government Debt: An Empirical Assessment of the German Case
19 Reforms of School Supervision in the German Lander: Converging School Supervision Structures?
Part IV Future Outlook and Scenarios
20 Future Outlook and Scenarios.
Part I The Essence of Local Self-Government
2 The Future of Local Democracy: A Somewhat Dystopian View
3 Beyond Charter and Index: Reassessing Local Autonomy
4 Redefining Local Self-Government: Finnish Municipalities Seeking Their Essence
5 Local Autonomy in the Nordic Countries: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
6 Local Self-Government and the Choice for Local Governance Arrangements in Nine Swiss Municipal Tasks
7 Chasing the Creative Class: What Works, and What Doesnt? Recruitment Strategies in Norwegian Local Government
Part II Challenges and Transformations: Digitalisation, Marketisation, Amalgamation
8 The Digitalisation of Local Public Services. Evidence from the German Case
9 Challenges of Digital Service Provision for Local Governments from the Citizens View: Comparing Citizens Expectations and Their Experiences of Digital Service Provision
10 The Resistance Threshold to the Amalgamation of Jurisdictions: MPs Attitudes About Budget Control and Social Identification in the Swiss Cantons
11 County Size and County Council Mandate: Decreasing Motivation Due to Longer Distances?
12 Where Is Municipal Marketisation Heading? Experiences from England and Scandinavia
Part III Changing Intergovernmental Relations: Supervision and Subnational Policy-making
13 Decentralisation and Reconfiguration of Multilevel Research Policy: The Case of Sweden
14 The Impact of Local Autonomy on Land-Use Planning: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Two Swiss Municipalities
15 City-Regional Governance in Flanders: The Potential of Mobility Regions as a Critical Juncture
16 Strategic Policy Planning at the Local Level: A Flemish Performance Starring Regional Government
17 State Supervision of Local Budgets: From Forbearance to No Concession
18 New Ways of Limiting Local Government Debt: An Empirical Assessment of the German Case
19 Reforms of School Supervision in the German Lander: Converging School Supervision Structures?
Part IV Future Outlook and Scenarios
20 Future Outlook and Scenarios.