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Analyzing Roles of Local Government in European Countries and the Impact on Governance

This article analyzes the tasks, discretion, and access of local governments in European countries, with a focus on the impact on governance. It explores the varying degrees of functions, regulations, and influence on central government, and examines the importance of associations and political parties. The article also discusses recent developments and the growing importance of the meso level in some countries.

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Analyzing Roles of Local Government in European Countries and the Impact on Governance

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  1. Gestion de l’organisation territoriale3. Tasks and Functions Prof. Andreas Ladner pmp 2010

  2. Dimensions to analyse (Page and Goldsmith 1987) • Tasks • Discretion • Access and Influence

  3. Results 1987 • Northern European Countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, UK): Local governments have a wide range of functions, with some discretion in the way these functions are performed. Access to central government passes largely through their local government associations. • Southern European Countries (France, Spain, Italy): Local governments are small with few functions, limited discretion (oversight through central government) and limited finances. More direct and informal access to central government for many matters of interest.

  4. Since then, things have probably changed • EU • NPM • Local Democracy • Governance

  5. How to measure the role of local government? • Task and functions: share of public expenditure, share of public employment • Discretion: Regulations and the legal system, oversight, (financial autonomy), self-rule or shared rule • Access: importance of associations, role of parties, „cumul des mandats“

  6. Hypotheses • Recent developments had very little impact on IGR (path dependency) • Extensive changes • Varying degrees of change depending on the experience of each country

  7. Observation Growing importance of the meso (UK, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy Norway, Sweden).

  8. La Suisse – Sonderfall?

  9. Who does how much? Education

  10. Who does how much? Health

  11. Who does how much? Social Security

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