{"product_id":"legitimacy-and-urban-governance-hubert-heinelt-9780415376594","title":"Legitimacy and Urban Governance: A Cross-National Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fresh examination of the relationship between two key issues in the on-going debate on urban governance - leadership and community involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explores the nature of the interaction between community involvement and political leadership in modern local governance by drawing on empirical data gathered from case-studies concerning cities in England, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. It presents both a country specific and cross-cutting analysis of the contributions that communities and leaders can make to more effective local governance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese country specific chapters are complemented by thematic, comparative chapters addressing alternative forms of community involvement, types and styles of leadership, multi-level governance, institutional restrictions and opportunities for leadership and involvement, institutional conditions underpinning leadership and involvement, and political culture in cities. This up-to-date survey of trends and developments in local governance moves the debate forward by analysing modern governance with reference to theories related to institutional theory, legitimation, and the way urban leadership and community involvement compliment one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars of politics and urban governance, and to all those concerned with questions of local governance and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hubert Heinelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415376599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415376594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.34w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 196","brand":"Hubert Heinelt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136079966463,"sku":"9780415376594","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc2db0a4-13d7-4464-85dc-ab636d2c4192.jpg?v=1770160377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legitimacy-and-urban-governance-hubert-heinelt-9780415376594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}