The Dynamics of institutional change : local government reorganization in western democracies /
edited by Bruno Dente and Francesco Kjellberg.
- London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1988.
- 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Sage modern politics series ; v. 19 .
- Sage modern politics series ; v. 19. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / Bruno Dente and Francesco Kjellberg --Decentralizing welfare states / Douglas E. Ashford --Local government and the welfare state / Francesco Kjellberg -- Local government reforms and structural changes in public administration / Markku Kiviniemi --Local government reorganization / L.J. Sharpe --Radical reforms and marginal change / Yves Meny --The political economy of local government reform in the United States / Thomas L. Anton -- Local government reform and legitimacy / Bruno Dente.