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100			_aGoldsmith, Michael
245			_aCentral control over local government - a western European comparison
260			_c2002
300			_ap.91-112.
362			_aAutumn
520			_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.
650			_aLocal government
773			_aLocal Government Studies
909			_a54679
999			_c54679 _d54679