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Two Centuries of Local Autonomy
Jurgen . Ed(S): Backhaus
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Description for Two Centuries of Local Autonomy
hardcover. This book examines a host of issues surrounding local government and autonomy. Outlining the last 200 years of city government development provides important insights that could benefit contemporary federations that suffer from a 'democratic deficit'. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
One of the last Prussian Reforms during the Napoleonic Era was the constitution of local autonomy for the cities. Proof of its lasting importance is that it was the cities that carried out the deficit-based employment policies of the early 1930s also had to carry the burden of a democratic reconstitution of Germany in the postwar period. After the crushing defeat at Napoleon’s hands, likewise the reconstitution of Prussia fell to the cities. Today, the same constellation of problems can be found on different stages. Europe, as it is growing together, faces a democracy deficit which ultimately will have to ... Read more
One of the last Prussian Reforms during the Napoleonic Era was the constitution of local autonomy for the cities. Proof of its lasting importance is that it was the cities that carried out the deficit-based employment policies of the early 1930s also had to carry the burden of a democratic reconstitution of Germany in the postwar period. After the crushing defeat at Napoleon’s hands, likewise the reconstitution of Prussia fell to the cities. Today, the same constellation of problems can be found on different stages. Europe, as it is growing together, faces a democracy deficit which ultimately will have to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Series
The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences
Number of Pages
114
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461402923
SKU
V9781461402923
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