Book Review: Improving local government
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Date
2009
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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Abstract
Academic literature that engages in a comparison of local government systems, policies and practices and their impact on democracy and development is hard to come by. Yet, these comparisons are critical as they shed light on challenges, failures and best practices in local
government across jurisdictions. They also reveal an often-surprising similarity in challenges and choices experienced by countries that engage in decentralisation and are therefore critical resources for policy entrepreneurs and policy makers. This book is thus a very welcome addition to this small pool of academic publications that pursue such comparisons.
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This book is a compilation of ten essays on local government with an introductory and concluding chapter. The themes discussed include metropolitan governance, the role of community leadership, the value of best practice as an administration technique, indigenous knowledge, intergovernmental relations, public-private partnerships and local management.
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Local government, Community leadership, Indigenous knowledge, Intergovernmental relations, Metropolitan governance
Citation
de Visser, J. (2009). Book Review: Improving Local Government. Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance. , 4:164-169