This volume examines the relationship between central government and local institutions,
taking Italy as a case study to present a comparative perspective on how the Italian …

Government transparency has been widely commented through the adoption of freedom of
information laws. Several studies have shown a positive effect of access to information on …

Governance of natural resources is challenging due to cross‐sectoral dependencies across
related sectors such as, for example, water, agriculture, and energy. Actors involved in …

The 2015 constitution of Nepal declared Nepal to be a Federal, Democratic, and Republic
nation. The constitution has provided local governments the right to manage school …

Local autonomy is a core issue in democracies, and there have been multiple attempts to
measure it. Most of these efforts provide cross-country comparable data based on country …

The entry of populist radical right parties into positions of power has generated anxious
debate regarding the potential consequences for liberal democracy. Their activities in local …

Regarded as a core principle of good governance, transparent government communication
has been discussed at the national level in particular. This article aims to extend this …

The Italian system of local government derives from a variety of arrangements which were
developed by Legislature implementing the principle of Autonomy established in Article 5 of …

After a discussion of local self-government and its measurement for Switzerland, this chapter
adopts a sectorial perspective, considering the decision-making competencies in nine tasks …

The research responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to identify the need for a nation …