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Local governments throughout the west are undergoing a transformation of their leadership styles and structures. Some countries have abandoned traditional systems of collective or committee based decision-making in favour of Cabinet models or, more radically, a directly-elected executive mayor, while others have strengthened existing mayoral systems. There are a few exceptions to this trend. Based on original research in eleven countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their implications for political accountability, the role of lay politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of leadership, and relations with the bureaucracy.
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Yes, you can access Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government by R. Berg, N. Rao, R. Berg,N. Rao in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Institutional Reforms in Local Government: A Comparative Framework
- 2. The Reform of the Political Executive in Dutch Local Government
- 3. The Directly Elected Executive Mayor in German Local Government
- 4. From Committees to Leaders and Cabinets: The British Experience
- 5. From Aldermen to Ministers: The Oslo Model Revisited
- 6. Municipal Presidentialism and Democratic Consolidation in Spain
- 7. From Cabinets to Committees: The Danish Experience
- 8. Laymen and Executives in Swiss Local Government
- 9. The Swedish Model: Many Actors and Few Strong Leaders
- 10. Institutional Form and Political Leadership in American CityGovernment
- 11. The Powerful French Mayor: Myth and Reality
- 12. Transformation of the Political Executive in Belgian LocalGovernment
- 13. Institutions Count but Resources Decide: American Mayors and the Limits of Formal Structure
- 14. Transforming Political Leadership: Models, Trends and Reforms
- Bibliography
- Index