This chapter is about the institutional setting in which municipal councillors have to act. Therefore, essential features of the local government system are outlined, reflecting the horizontal and vertical power relations that shape councillors’ institutional environment. These features will be used in the following thematic chapters to account for variation between countries.

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The Institutional Environment in Which Municipal Councillors Have to Act. An Overview of Horizontal and Vertical Power Relations

  • Hubert Heinelt,
  • Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas

摘要

This chapter is about the institutional setting in which municipal councillors have to act. Therefore, essential features of the local government system are outlined, reflecting the horizontal and vertical power relations that shape councillors’ institutional environment. These features will be used in the following thematic chapters to account for variation between countries.