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German local government under the double impact of democratic and administrative reforms

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Reforming Local Government in Europe

Part of the book series: Urban and Research International ((URI,volume 4))

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Under the leitmotif of this volume which focuses on “reforming local government: Closing the gap between democracy and efficiency” Germany should make an intriguing case particularly for two reasons: Firstly, Germany traditionally has a politically and functionally “strong” type of local government. Hence democratic as well as administrative reforms are liable to have significant repercussions. Secondly, the German local government level has, in fact, experienced remarkable reform waves both in its political as well as in its administrative institutions and structures.

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    Angelika Vetter

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Wollmann, H. (2003). German local government under the double impact of democratic and administrative reforms. In: Kersting, N., Vetter, A. (eds) Reforming Local Government in Europe. Urban and Research International, vol 4. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-11258-7_5

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