Publisher's Synopsis
This 2013/14 edition of the Commonwealth Local Government Handbook is a complete reference book of local government in the Commonwealth. Updated and revised, it details the systems of local government in Commonwealth countries and covers the legal basis for local government, how local government is structured, how elections take place, what systems are in place for community involvement, the structure of intergovernmental relations and monitoring systems, how local government is financed and what services local government is responsible for. The profiles are in a format that allows easy country-to-country comparison. Produced by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum and published by Publications UK Ltd.
