Local Governance In Western Europe

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‘Its strength lies in combining theoretical insights with an impressive range of empirical material. The analysis is subtle and multi-layered…This is a timely and important book’ – Political Studies ‘Local governance have gained massive attention among scholars and practitioners during the past several years. Peter John’s book fills a void in the literature by tracing the historical roots of local governance and by placing his findings in a comparative perspective’ – Professor Jon Pierre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ‘Peter John has produced a fascinating and stimulating book in which he assesses current developments in urban politics and local government in Europe and suggests how these changes are leading to different patterns of sub-national territorial politics in the EU today. What he has to say is of important interest to all students of local government; comparative politics and of territorial politics more generally’ – Michael Goldsmith, University of Salford ‘this book offers a fascinating com