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Intro
Preface
Contents
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Objectives and Background
1.2 Conceptualizing Governance and Local Governance
1.3 European Comparative Perspective of Local Governments in Spain
1.4 The Political-Administrative Context of Local Governance in Spain
1.5 Overview of This Volume
References
Chapter 2: The Institutional Architecture of Local Governments in Spain
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Starting Point
2.2.1 Local Government and Governance: Two Sides to the Same Coin
2.2.2 Back to Local Autonomy
2.2.3 Regulation and Reform: The Meaning of Change
2.3 Local Government Organization and Functioning in Spain
2.3.1 Municipal Government
2.3.2 The Provincial Government
2.4 Local Government Powers
2.4.1 Municipal Powers
2.4.2 The Provincial Councils' Powers
2.5 Critical Points for Improvement in Local Government
2.6 Conclusions
References
Normative and Jurisprudential Annex
Chapter 3: Local Governance in a Context of Multilevel Governance
3.1 Introduction
3.2 System in the Autonomous State
3.2.1 Municipality and Province: A Close Relationship
3.2.2 Internal Organization of the Municipality
3.2.3 Methods of Intermunicipal and Intergovernmental Cooperation: County, Metropolitan Area, and Association of Municipalities and Consortiums
3.3 Political Actors in the Municipal Process
3.3.1 Local Elite, Agents, and Governance
3.3.2 Practice in the Formation of Local Governments
3.3.3 The Federations of Municipalities and Provinces as Pressure Groups
3.4 A Perspective on the Results of Local Governance
3.4.1 Transparency in Municipal Corporations and Provincial Councils
3.4.2 The Introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals into Local Agendas in Spain
3.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: New Formulae for Managing Public Services. Collaborative and Multilevel Governance in Metropolitan Areas and Small Municipalities
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Local Collaborative Government and Urban Governance. A Local Management Perspective in Spain
4.3 Multilevel Local Governance: Centralization, Decentralization, or Interdependence
4.4 The Complexity of Urban Policies in Metropolitan Governance
4.5 The Neighborhood Law. Case Study
4.6 Conclusions
Preface
Contents
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Objectives and Background
1.2 Conceptualizing Governance and Local Governance
1.3 European Comparative Perspective of Local Governments in Spain
1.4 The Political-Administrative Context of Local Governance in Spain
1.5 Overview of This Volume
References
Chapter 2: The Institutional Architecture of Local Governments in Spain
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Starting Point
2.2.1 Local Government and Governance: Two Sides to the Same Coin
2.2.2 Back to Local Autonomy
2.2.3 Regulation and Reform: The Meaning of Change
2.3 Local Government Organization and Functioning in Spain
2.3.1 Municipal Government
2.3.2 The Provincial Government
2.4 Local Government Powers
2.4.1 Municipal Powers
2.4.2 The Provincial Councils' Powers
2.5 Critical Points for Improvement in Local Government
2.6 Conclusions
References
Normative and Jurisprudential Annex
Chapter 3: Local Governance in a Context of Multilevel Governance
3.1 Introduction
3.2 System in the Autonomous State
3.2.1 Municipality and Province: A Close Relationship
3.2.2 Internal Organization of the Municipality
3.2.3 Methods of Intermunicipal and Intergovernmental Cooperation: County, Metropolitan Area, and Association of Municipalities and Consortiums
3.3 Political Actors in the Municipal Process
3.3.1 Local Elite, Agents, and Governance
3.3.2 Practice in the Formation of Local Governments
3.3.3 The Federations of Municipalities and Provinces as Pressure Groups
3.4 A Perspective on the Results of Local Governance
3.4.1 Transparency in Municipal Corporations and Provincial Councils
3.4.2 The Introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals into Local Agendas in Spain
3.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: New Formulae for Managing Public Services. Collaborative and Multilevel Governance in Metropolitan Areas and Small Municipalities
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Local Collaborative Government and Urban Governance. A Local Management Perspective in Spain
4.3 Multilevel Local Governance: Centralization, Decentralization, or Interdependence
4.4 The Complexity of Urban Policies in Metropolitan Governance
4.5 The Neighborhood Law. Case Study
4.6 Conclusions