Inter-municipal cooperation : a widespread phenomenon / Rudie Hulst, Andre van Montfort -- Belgium : Flemish Inter-municipal cooperation under reform / Bart De Peuter, Ellen Wayenberg -- Inter-municipal cooperation in Finland : old traditions and new promises / Arto Haveri, Jenni Airaksinen -- Inter-municipal cooperation in France : incentives, instrumentality and empty shells / Karen West -- Inter-municipal cooperation in Germany : the mismatch between existing necessities and suboptimal solutions / Werner Heinz -- Italy : the changing boundaries of Inter-municipal cooperation / Marcello Fedele, Giulio Moini -- The Netherlands : cooperation as the only viable strategy / Rudie Hulst, Andre van Monfort -- Inter-municipal cooperation in Spain : dealing with microscopic local government / Eva Nieto Garrido -- The missing ingredient : Inter-municipal cooperation and central-local relations in the UK / Josephine Kelly -- Comparative analysis and conclusions / Rudie Hulst, Andre van Montfort.
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Over fifty years, local government in Europe has been confronted with escalating scales of production, population migration and market pressures. This book presents an overview of inter-municipal cooperation in eight European countries.
Springer
978-1-4020-5378-8
Inter-municipal cooperation in Europe.
9781402053788
Springer eBooks
Intergovernmental cooperation-- Europe.
Municipal government-- Europe.
Municipal services-- Europe.
Administration municipale-- Europe.
Coopération intergouvernementale-- Europe.
Services municipaux-- Europe.
Affaires.
Economie de l'entreprise.
Intergovernmental cooperation.
Municipal government.
Municipal services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Affairs & Administration.