| A National Challenge at the Local Level: Citizens, Elites and Institutions in Reunified Germany Contributor(s): Cusack, Thomas R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138712086 ISBN-13: 9781138712089 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State |
| Dewey: 320.809 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title was first published in 2003. This insightful book examines how the challenge of reunification has been met at the local level in Germany. In doing so, it clarifies a number of central issues about the governance process in modern democratic political systems under strain. A National Challenge at the Local Level first describes who governs and how they govern at the local level. It then reveals the principal underlying political values of both elites and citizens and describes the ways in which they differ. It provides a rational explanation for the differences in these political values, particularly between the two major regions of Germany. Finally, it reveals the basis for the differences in how well local governments perform. |