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"Der Begriff Local Governance wird in der aktuellen Diskussion recht unterschiedlich verwendet. Überblickartig lassen sich drei Begriffsdimensionen unterscheiden: (1) Erstens steht Governance für eine neue analytische Perspektive der Politikwissenschaft. Politische und gesellschaftliche Koordination wird danach zunehmend als Zusammenspiel von Hierarchie, Politiknetzwerken und Markt interpretiert. Damit wird aber noch keine Aussage darüber getroffen, ob sich die politische Steuerung im Zeitablauf auch tatsächlich verändert hat. (2) Zweitens werden unter dem Begriff Governance deskriptiv auch weitgehende inhaltliche Veränderungen der politischen Steuerung subsumiert. (3) Schließlich wird unter dem Begriff Governance - im Sinne von Good Governance - darüber diskutiert, wie sich politische Koordinierung aus normativer Sicht verändern sollte. In dem Beitrag werden diese unterschiedlichen Begriffsdimensionen an zentralen Ergebnissen der lokalen Politikforschung verdeutlicht." (GB)

The book addresses in detail local governance in Spain. In recent decades, local governments in Europe have increasingly found themselves under pressure from a multitude of new challenges, such as demographic change, climate change, fiscal austerity policies, digitization, the demand for more citizen participation in local affairs, and the migration crisis in some of them, to name just a few. Consequently, a wave of political and administrative reforms to address these challenges, pressures and problems, has changed local governance in many countries. In part, these changes were the result of reform policies introduced by national and state governments, often triggered by austerity policies, which has become an overwhelming reality for Spanish local governments that have been forced to introduce innovations in local governance. This book aims to give an account of these innovations in local governance in Spain. This book considers the local political-administrative structure in its dimensions, focusing on the analysis of its party system, electoral competition and political behavior in the local arena, as well as on local finances, all of which are determining elements in urban and rural governance processes. On the occasion of the recent crisis unleashed by Covid-19, the book will also deal with local governance in crisis situations. The book will also contextualize local governance processes in Spain in relation to the trends in local governance observed in other European countries.

Over the last 15 years, most of the World Bank studies have focused on development of standards governance indicators which do not take into consideration the realities of developing countries such as Tunisia. Many countries have adopted these indicators to measure their governance quality. Yet none, to our knowledge, has attempted to define its local governance indicators. The purpose of this study is to show the need for developing a local governance indicator. The following variables have been selected: contract intensive money, foreign direct investment, scientific and technical articles produced and budgetary policy of the State to elaborate a local governance indicator. Our results indicate that governance variables affect economic growth. According to our results, improving the financial sector, scientific research and State spending policy can enhance economic growth.

"Die Bürgerkommune erfreut sich in kommunaler Wissenschaft und Praxis wachsender Beliebtheit. Einen wesentlichen Grund für diese Konjunktur teilt die Bürgerkommune mit dem Local-Governance-Ansatz: Der Begriff ist äußerst vielschichtig, so dass fast jeder seine bisherigen Forschungs- bzw. Praxisschwerpunkte problemlos mit diesem modernen, wohlklingenden Label verbinden kann. Diese Vieldeutigkeit birgt aber auch die Gefahr, dass man sowohl in der Diskussion über die Bürgerkommune als auch über Local Governance aneinander vorbeiredet. Deshalb werden die Verfasser in einem ersten Schritt die verschiedenen Dimensionen der beiden Begriffe darlegen, um dann anschließend das von ihnen entwickelte normative Konzept der Bürgerkommune vorzustellen. In einem dritten Schritt werden dann die Leistungen, Grenzen und Probleme bei der Implementation des Konzepts analysiert, um abschließend die Entwicklungsperspektiven der Bürgerkommune unter Rückgriff auf Ergebnisse der Local-Governance-Forschung zu diskutieren." (Textauszug)

"This textbook, by drawing on the basic theoretical and practical aspects of localizing governance, will illuminate how local governance unfolds in India. To help comprehend relevant issues contextually, the book focuses on the historical, socio-economic and political milieus and draws extensively on examples and cases from India. By understanding local governance in the wider political scenario, it endeavours to reconceptualise local governance in India as integral to the country's macro politics as well. It also offers a broad analysis of specific programmes (such as MNREGA for rural India and AMRUT for urban India), and thus provides useful conceptual inputs to grasp governance in a policy perspective. Containing varied examples, case studies and literature review, this textbook would be an ideal companion for students of political science, public administration, urban and rural development, sociology, social work and economics"--

This paper defines women's political empowerment borrowing from the UNDP's development framework using the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) "which examines whether women and men are able to actively participate in economic and political life and take part in decision making" (UNDP 1995:73). Furthermore, in modifying GEM this paper focuses only on women in local governance, since it is an area where efforts in political empowerment is easier studied using micro lenses. The modified GEM focuses on three main concerns: election of women local chief executives, local chief executives' advocacy of women-oriented programs and women's advocacy at the grassroots level. The paper also shows that gender alone is not the way to engendered governance. Female and male local officials must all be aware of the need to redress inequalities among the genders through policy and action.