The Changing Values of Local Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9775232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Kjellberg (0000-0001-6708-9538, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 540 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-50 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716295540000004 |
| OpenAlex | W2127468644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 3 |
Local government reorganization has been almost ubiquitous in developed countries in the last decades. Local authorities have been restructured, the relationships between central and local government have been reshaped, and new local government acts have been passed in a number of countries. Basically, this is a response to the expansion of governmental intervention in the society. The ideological premises underlying these processes are complex and manifold. Partly, they refer to the traditional values of local self-government, with an accent on autonomy, participation, and efficiency. Partly, they refer to fundamental requirements of central steering in the contemporary state: rule of law, geographical redistribution, and macroeconomic steering. This variegated set of values and requirements has to be given space in the local government institution. This is why the process of reorganization cannot be subsumed under a dichotomy of centralization and decentralization. Local government in advanced democracies is too complex to be accommodated by such a simple formula, requiring a redefinition of its role in society
Autonomy · Central government · Decentralization · Economic system · Economics · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Law and economics · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election · State (computer science · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Mathematics · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
Comparative Local Government Research
Reform and Modernization of Urban Government in France
The French Republic, one yet divisible?
From International Regulation to Local Implementation
Centralization and Decentralization in Administration and Politics
Strong-Arming, Weak Steering
Between the Welfare State and Local Government Autonomy
Globalization, Welfare Reform and the Social Economy
The case for increased centralization in integration governance
A national turn of local integration policy
Governmental strategies for municipal amalgamations
Bypassing public procurement regulation
Peter Leopold's Reform of Tuscany (1774)
Local autonomy around the world
Autonomy, devolution and intergovernmental relations
The Growing Regional Administration
Creating an index of local autonomy – theoretical, conceptual, and empirical issues
Urban Policy in Times of Crisis
This is counterproductive’
Local government reform in China
Are the normative rationales of local autonomy related to democratic legitimacy justified? Evidence from 57 countries in Europe and beyond (1990–2020)
New Public Management Reforms and Democratic Legitimacy
How Coerced Municipal Amalgamations Thwart the Values of Local Self-Government
Local Government Reform
Does the Mayor’s Party Brand Matter? The Prospect of Statewide Parties’ Policy in Local Government
Localisation of politics and local electoral participation
Do Local Government Reforms Result in Higher Levels of Trust in Local Politicians
Data ideologies of an interested public
Reinventando governos locais durante a democratização
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |