Commonwealth Local Government Forum

Bigger and more comprehensive than ever, this fifth edition covers all fifty-three countries of the Commonwealt. This annual publication-updated and revised each year-gives full country profiles of the local government systems in these countries, describing how local government is organized, how it is structured, election systems, legislation, service responsibilities, funding, e-government, relationships with central government and forthcoming reforms in each country. The profiles are...
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Bigger and more comprehensive than ever, this fifth edition covers all fifty-three countries of the Commonwealt. This annual publication-updated and revised each year-gives full country profiles of the local government systems in these countries, describing how local government is organized, how it is structured, election systems, legislation, service responsibilities, funding, e-government, relationships with central government and forthcoming reforms in each country. The profiles are arranged in a format that allows easy comparison from country to country. It also contains a policy discussion paper on local government finance. Published by Publications UK Ltd on behalf of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum.