Download or read book Local Government in Liberal Democracies written by J. A. Chandler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality and nature of local government varies widely between countries. This introductory text looks at the workings of local government in England and Wales, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Canada and the USA. The chapters have a similar format so the student has a framework for systematic comparisons of the different case studies and a comprehensive conclusion summarises major differences and relationships between the structures studied.