Municipal amalgamations and the democratic functioning of local councils: The case of the Danish 2007 structural reform

Local Government Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-585

  Kjaer, Ulrik ^a   Hjelmar, Ulf ^b   Olsen, Asmus Leth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Councillors; Denmark; influence; municipal amalgamations; size and local democracy

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATIONAL POLITICS; REFORM PROCESS;

DENMARK;

EID: 77955616219     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2010.494112     Document Type: Article

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