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100			_aSmith, B.C.
245			_aSustainable local democracy
260			_c1996
300			_ap.163-78
362			_aMay
520			_aTo identify what is needed to sustain local democracy we need a model of democratic government and an idea of the kind of social and economic context that is supportive of democracy. Local democracy requires a combination of a liberal democratic model of local government and the prerequisites of democratic stability: economic development, equality, political culture and the development of civil society. However, a number of factors, non-local as well as local, may undermine local government and local democracy, especially centralization, economic decisions, external conflicts, dependency on civil servants, the dilution of elected representation, formalistic participation, skewed representation, class conflic t and official attitudes. However, democratic local government can contribute to economic development, the reduction of inequality, a democratic political culture and the development of civil society, thereby strengthening local democracy. - Reproduced
650			_aLocal government
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
909			_a31780
999			_c31780 _d31780