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The age of internationalisation has also reached local government. Leaders of local authorities are increasingly in touch with their opposite numbers in other countries. The cross-border networks between cities, towns and regions seem to grow denser day by day (Goldsmith and Klausen 1997, Baldersheim and Ståhlberg 1999a). East and Central European mayors are very much a part of this trend. However, not all municipalities and mayors are equally involved in this pattern of cross-border networking. To the extent that important information, economic resources, or strategic advantages flow from membership of such networks, those who cannot or will not take part may be disadvantaged.
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Baldersheim, H., Bucek, J., Swianiewicz, P. (2003). Learning across borders: The international contacts of municipalities. In: Baldersheim, H., Illner, M., Wollmann, H. (eds) Local Democracy in Post-Communist Europe. Urban Research International, vol 2. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-10677-7_13
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