Local Government in Europe (eBook, PDF)

The 'Fourth Level' in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance
Redaktion: Panara, Carlo; Varney, Michael R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a comparative study of the structure of the local government in the countries within the European Union from a public law perspective. The book provides a detailed analysis of the state of local government in fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and UK.

In presenting such a wide-ranging survey, the book draws out the main trends of local government in Europe and outlines the elements of convergence and divergence between the Member States. The book also evaluates the impact of the European integration on the structure of the local government at national level, and argues that it is possible to view local government as the 'fourth level' of the EU multi-layered constitution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135021269
• Artikelnr.: 40148445

Autorenporträt

Carlo Panara is Sr. Lecturer in EU and Public Law at LJMU School of Law. Since 2010 he is Research Co-ordinator for the School and REF Co-ordinator for the UOA20 Law. He is widely published in Italian, German, and English. He is author of the monograph 'Il federalismo tedesco della Legge Fondamentale dalla cooperazione alla competizione' (Rome: Aracne, 2008). Mike Varney is a Lecturer in Law and Deputy Director of the Institute of European Public Law at the University of Hull. He has research interests in public law, media law and public procurement law and has published in these fields.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Local Government in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance
Panara and Varney 1. Municipalities as the "Third Tier" of Austrian Federalism
Harald Eberhard 2. Local Governance in Belgium: A 'Catch 22' Between Autonomy and Hierarchy
Alexander De Becker 3. Local Self-Government in the Czech Republic: History
Current Position
Prospective Evolution
Richard Pomahä 4. Territorial Decentralisation in France: Towards Autonomy and Democracy
Irène Couzigou 5. Local Government in Germany: An Indispensable Level of EU Governance
Eike Michael Frenzel 6. Local Authorities in Greece: Organisation
Recent Trends
European Integration
Reform
and the "Kapodistrias" Tendency
Grigoris Avdikos 7. Local Government in Hungary: A Creeping Centralisation?
Zoltán Szente 8. Organisation and Responsibilities of the Local Authorities in Italy Between Unity and Autonomy
Stefano Villamena 9. Local Authorities in the Polder - Dutch Municipalities and Provinces. 10. Local Government in Poland: Towards Consolidation?
Boguslaw Banaszak 11. Ungovernable Spain: Regional Subsidiarity and the Crisis of Local Governance
Gonzalo Villalta Puig 12. Local Government in Sweden: Flexibility and Independence in a Unitary State
Vilhelm Persson 13. Local Government in England: Localism Delivered?
Michael Varney 14. Conclusion: The Contribution of Local Self-Government to Constitutionalism in the Member States and in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance
Carlo Panara and Michael R. Varney