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Local authority competences: a new comparative study
The Council of Europe has published a new study on local authority competences in Europe for the year 2007.
Its objective is to offer a new comparative approach to local authority powers and functions in a sample of the Council.of Europe's member states.
The countries were chosen as representing the broad range of experience across Europe: Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and England. The study focuses on four local government's competences : social affairs, economic development, town planning/environment and police/public ...
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