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"The book reviews the reasons for the reforms, the processes and outcomes in the three countries, and the nature of the evidence that was available for the adva

Western democracies have retained political legitimacy since 1945 by a continuous process of adaptation to changing socio-political circumstances. Most states h

'Written by an impressive array of experts, this book surveys local government reforms in six advanced democracies, federal and unitary, which share a municipal

This volume was first published in 1979, just a few years after the Local Government Act of 1972 redrew the map of British local government. Local authorities w