Prof. em. Dr. Harald Baldersheim, Prof. Dr. Hellmut Wollmann
The book provides a review of the state of the art as regards local government studies, with an emphasis on contributions by political scientists. Particular attention is paid to the development of the research agenda in the field. At the end, a future research agenda is outlined. The first chapter of the book outlines the development of the research agenda of the field of local government studies; while community power studies were central topics from the 1930s and into the 1950s and 60s, policy-oriented research became increasingly popular in the 1970s. Institutional issues have always been...
The book provides a review of the state of the art as regards local government studies, with an emphasis on contributions by political scientists. Par...
