Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective

Sebastianus A.H. Denters; Andreas Ladner; Poul Erik Mouritzen; Lawrence E. Rose

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-52548-2_19

Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective

Sebastianus A.H. Denters
, Andreas Ladner
, Poul Erik Mouritzen
, Lawrence E. Rose

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A lot has been written about normative and theoretical expectations of local government. In this chapter we give the word to the citizens. How satisfied are they with the way local democracy works in their municipality and what do they expect from their municipalities in terms of facilities and services? With the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, and Switzerland, our study covers four relatively well-off countries holding top positions in most overall assessments of democracy. We start with a general evaluation of the citizens’ satisfaction with their life in their municipality. In a next step we address the different ideas citizens have about the very essence of local democracy and local governance. The chapter ends with a discussion of varying degrees of satisfaction considering the different expectations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons
Editors	Sabine Kuhlmann, Geert Bouckaert
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	333-345
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	978-1-137-52547-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52548-2_19
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Name	Governance and Public Management
ISSN (Print)	2524-728X
ISSN (Electronic)	2524-7298

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Denters, S. A. H., Ladner, A., Mouritzen, P. E., & Rose, L. E. (2016). Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective. In S. Kuhlmann, & G. Bouckaert (Eds.), Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons (pp. 333-345). (Governance and Public Management). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52548-2_19

Denters, Sebastianus A.H. ; Ladner, Andreas ; Mouritzen, Poul Erik et al. / Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective. Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons. editor / Sabine Kuhlmann ; Geert Bouckaert. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. pp. 333-345 (Governance and Public Management).

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Denters, SAH, Ladner, A, Mouritzen, PE & Rose, LE 2016, Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective. in S Kuhlmann & G Bouckaert (eds), Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons. Governance and Public Management, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 333-345. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52548-2_19

Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective. / Denters, Sebastianus A.H.; Ladner, Andreas; Mouritzen, Poul Erik et al.
Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons. ed. / Sabine Kuhlmann; Geert Bouckaert. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. p. 333-345 (Governance and Public Management).

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Denters SAH, Ladner A, Mouritzen PE, Rose LE. Reforming Local Governments in Times of Crisis: Values and Expectations of Good Local Governance in Comparative Perspective. In Kuhlmann S, Bouckaert G, editors, Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis: National Trajectories and International Comparisons. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. p. 333-345. (Governance and Public Management). doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-52548-2_19

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