01082pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002300040245007400063260000900137300001400146362001100160520072700171650002100898773002900919180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGoldsmith, Michael  aCentral control over local government - a western European comparison  c2002  ap.91-112.  aAutumn  aThis article reviews the way in which central government control over municipal government has changed across Western Europe over the last 30 years.  Having outlined the different ways in which central governments can exercise control over local government both formally and informally, the article examines the changing experience in unitary, federal and quasi-federal countries in Western Europe.  It also considers the impact on intergovernmental relations of the development of the European Union.  The article concludes by suggesting that forms of central control have changed in recent years, involving a shift from direct control and intervention to more indirect control exercised through regulation. - Reproduced.  aLocal government  aLocal Government Studies