Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government
. Ed(S): Berg, Rikke; Rao, N.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Berg, Rikke; Rao, N. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349543786
SKU
V9781349543786
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About . Ed(S): Berg, Rikke; Rao, N.
JOHAN ACKAERT is at Limburgs University Centrum, Belgium HARALD BALDERSHEIM Professor in Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway BAS DENTERS Professor of Urban Policy and Politics, University of Twente, The Netherlands JAUME MAGRE FERRAN Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Barcelona, Spain XAVIER BERTRANA HORTA Analyst, Centre for Local Innovation, Barcelona, Spain ERIC KERROUCHE Charge de recherche ... Read more
Reviews for Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government
'Berg and Rao have provided us with a valuable and righ collection of comparative materials on local political leadership...there is much that academics and professionals can learn from this collection'. - Michael Goldsmith, Public Administration