Redrawing Local Government Boundaries
An International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisions
The first international comparative study of local boundary reform,
this collection presents a systematic examination of the legal and
regulatory procedures involved in such municipal restructuring.
Description
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.