Publisher's Synopsis
Bigger and more comprehensive than ever, this fifth edition covers all fifty-three countries of the Commonwealth thus comprising a complete reference book. The Commonwealth Local Government Handbook is an annual publication, updated and revised each year. It gives full country profiles of the local government systems in these countries, describing how local government is organised, how it is structured, election systems, legislation, service responsibilities, funding, e-government, relationships with central government and forthcoming reforms in each country. The profiles are arranged in a format that allows easy comparison from country to country. It also contains a policy discussion paper on local government finance.
