1: Local democracy, a contested notion
Local self-government: perspectives on democracy
Local democracy and self-government: the historical legacy
Avenues of participation in local governance
2: Shifting responsibilities: intergovernmental relations
The evolution of provincial-local relations and municipal government
Contemporary intergovernmental relations
3: The politics of space, place, and ecosystems
Core and peripheries to networked societies
The politics of urban planning
Environmental challenges: redefining the public interest
4: The business of local administration and policy
Local public administration
Business, management, and the municipal corporation
5: Surfing into the twenty-first century: local political communications
Local channels of information.
