This collection, the?first international comparative study of local boundary reform,?examines the legal and regulatory procedures involved in municipal restructuring. Case studies from eight nations investigate how and why local governments have been enlarged in scope and reduced in number. Four key aspects are examined: the geography of the local government boundary problem, the procedures associated with boundary reform, the roles of institutions and actors in boundary reform, and the implications for urban and regional governance. This book offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion about institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 320.8
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780774850940 0774809337
- LCCN
- JS78
- LCCN Item number
- R46 2004eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- NLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 246 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521120 (OCoLC)753298328 (CaOOCEL)404359
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- NLC
Table of Contents
- Redrawing Local Government Boundaries 1
- Edited by John Meligrana 3
- Redrawing Local Government Boundaries An International Study of Politics Procedures and Decisions 3
- Contents 5
- Figures and Tables 7
- Acknowledgments 9
- Introduction 11
- John Meligrana 11
- 2 Redrawing Local Boundaries Deriving the Principles for Politically Just Procedures 29
- Ronan Paddison 29
- Goals for Municipal Restructuring Plans 48
- Andrejs Skaburskis 48
- Annexation Activity and Policy in the United States 66
- Greg Lindsey 66
- Canadian Experiences of Local Government Boundary Reform A Comparison of Quebec and Ontario 85
- Raphaël Fischler John Meligrana and Jeanne M. Wolfe 85
- The Two Waves of Territorial Reform of Local Government in Germany 116
- Hellmut Wollmann 116
- Changeless Boundaries Do Not Fix a Changing History The Map of the Spanish Local Government 140
- Abel Albet i Mas 140
- Changing Local Government Boundaries in Israel The Paradox of Extreme Centralism versus Inability to Reform 164
- Eran Razin 164
- Confusing Responses to Regional Con icts Restructuring Local Administrative Boundaries in Korea 182
- Dong-Ho Shin 182
- Reorganizing Urban Space in Postreform China 199
- Jianfa Shen 199
- Local Government Reorganization in South Africa 216
- Robert Cameron 216
- Conclusion Changing Local Government Boundaries in Different Political- Ideological Environments 237
- John Meligrana and Eran Razin 237
- Contributors 250
- Index 253
