Download or read book The Comparative Study of Local Government and Politics written by Harald Baldersheim and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a the state-of-the-art of local government studies, with an emphasis on contributions by political science. Particular attention is paid to the development of the research agenda in the field, of which a potential future development is outlined.