European Union Law

Local Government in Europe: The ‘Fourth Level’ in the EU Multi-Layered System of Governance

Edited by Carlo Panara · Michael R. Varney
Routledge June 2015

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ISBN-13
9781138930049
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
June 2015
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book offers a comparative study of the structure of the local government in the countries within the European Union from a public law perspective. The book provides a detailed analysis of the state of local government in fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and UK.

  • the present form of local government as well as current proposals for the reform of local government
  • the functions of the local authorities
  • the type and the degree of autonomy these bodies enjoy
  • the internal organization and the local form of government
  • the controls the local authorities undergo
  • the system of funding of these bodies
  • the influence of the European integration on the structure of the local government. In presenting such a wide-ranging survey, the book draws out the main trends of local government in Europe and outlines the elements of convergence and divergence between the Member States. The book also evaluates the impact of the European integration on the structure of the local government at national level, and argues that it is possible to view local government as the ‘fourth level’ of the EU multi-layered constitution.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Common Framework
1. Local Government and the EU, Carlo Panara

Part 2: The National Patterns
2. Austria, Harald Eberhard
3. Belgium, Alexander De Becker
4. Czech Republic, Richard Pomahač
5. France, Irène Couzigou
6. Germany, Eike Michael Frenzel
7. Greece, Grigorios Avdikos
8. Hungary, Zoltán Szente
9. Italy, Stefano Villamena
10. The Netherlands, Chris Backes
11. Poland, Boguslav Banaszak
12. Portugal, Ravi Alfonso Pereira
13. Slovenia, Maja Smrkolj
14. Spain, Gonzalo Villalta Puig
15. Sweden, Vilhelm Persson
16. UK, Michael R. Varney

Part 3: Conclusions
17. The Local Government in Europe: Convergence and Divergence, Carlo Panara and Michael R. Varney
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