Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables, Figures, and Boxes xiii
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction 3
7. Local Democracy, a Contested Notion
8. Local Self-Government: Perspectives on Democracy 14
9. Local Democracy and Self-Government: The Historical Legacy 23
10. Avenues of Participation in Local Governance 46
11. Shifting Responsibilities: Intergovernmental Relations
12. The Evolution of Provincial-Local Relations and Municipal Government 77
13. Municipal Restructuring 88
14. Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations 118
15. The Politics of Space, Place, and Ecosystems
16. Core and Peripheries to Networked Societies 141
17. The Politics of Urban Planning 154
18. Environmental Challenges: Redefining the Public Interest 172
19. The Business of Local Administration and Policy
20. Local Public Administration 201
21. Business, Management, and the Municipal Corporation 232
22. Surfing into the Twenty-First Century: Local Political Communications
23. Local Channels of Information 257
24. Notes 285
25. Selected Bibliography 307
26. Photography Credits 315
27. Index 317