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La gestion du territoire est complexe, pluridisciplinaire… et conflictuelle. Chaque acteur public en a sa propre représentation qui, ­combinée à sa conception de l’intérêt général, génère des concurrences institutionnelles, des divergences sur le fond même des politiques à conduire, des antagonismes. Cet ouvrage trouve son origine dans un séminaire entre géographes, politistes, juristes, économistes et décideurs territoriaux qui ont ­cherché à mettre en lumière les interactions des différents niveaux de l’action publique. Les sujets abordés sont divers : le concept de cohésion territoriale au sein de l’Union européenne et son évolution, les rapports entre ­Washington et les États fédérés, la décentralisation italienne, l’importance des régions métropolitaines aux États-Unis, le Grand Paris, la réforme du fédéralisme allemand, la Catalogne et son expérience de réhabilitation urbaine. À partir de ces exemples, les auteurs démontrent que la gouvernance des territoires est une question éminemment géopolitique. Les affrontements qui en résultent compromettent souvent la réussite des politiques publiques et la compétitivité des territoires. Parfois, au contraire, ils font surgir innovation et dynamisme. Under the editorship of Giuseppe Bettoni Territorial management is a complicated, multidisciplinary and conflict-ridden business. Public players all have their own vision of what it is. This, combined with their perception of what constitutes the public interest, generates institutional competition, divergences on the very essence of the policies to be conducted, and antagonism. This book was inspired by a conference of geographers, political scientists, legal experts, economists, and local and regional decision-makers who decided to try and make sense of the interactions between the different levels of public action. It addresses a range of subjects: the concept of territorial cohesion in the European Union and how it has developed, relations between Washington and the…

Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Public administration --- local government relations

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State governments --- Local government --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Decentralization in government --- Public administration

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Why do some African local governments perform well, while others fail to deliver even the most basic services to their constituents? Gina Lambright finds answers to this question in her investigation of the factors that contribute to good and those that result in ineffective institutional performance at the district level in Uganda. Examining the conditions under which local populations are able to shape the performance of their local governments, she adeptly combines quantitative analysis across 56 Ugandan district governments with in-depth case studies of Lira, Mpigi, and Bushenyi.

Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Public administration --- Internal politics --- Uganda

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Democratization from Above seeks to explain why some national and state governments in the developing world introduce reforms to make local governance more democratic while others neglect or actively undermine democracy at local levels of government. The study challenges conventional wisdom that local democratization is implemented as a means of granting more autonomy to local actors. Instead, Anjali Bohlken argues that local democratization offers higher level government elites who lack control over party organizational networks an alternative means of increasing the effectiveness of local intermediaries on whom these elites rely to mobilize political support. The book starts with a focus on India and uses original data, and a combination of qualitative and quantitative evidence, to show support for the argument. The study then relies on an original cross-national dataset to show how the argument helps explain the variation in the implementation of local democratization reforms across the developing world.

Democracy --- Democratization --- Local government --- Local administration --- Township government --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Decentralization in government --- Public administration

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Arguing that the UK government intends to privatise all local services through its devolution agenda, Peter Latham proposes a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy, including land value taxation and a wealth tax.

Local government --- History --- Subnational governments --- Administrative and political divisions --- Decentralization in government --- Public administration --- Local administration --- Township government