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The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government- Front Cover; The Routledge Handbook of International Local Government; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Local governments: a global presence?; Introduction; What do we mean by 'local'?; What do we mean by 'government'?; Government or administration?; Are local governments important?; The structure of this book; Notes; References; PART I: Elected roles and governance; Chapter 2: Local electoral systems; Introduction; Electoral system themes; Electoral systems ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3: Local political leadership: the voters or councillors who chooses who governs?; Introduction; Developments in local political leadership: an international context; Directly elected mayors: the English experience of reforming local political leadership; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Traditional leaders and local government in Pacific Island countries; Introduction: 'traditional' leadership and contemporary governance; Scope of jurisdiction; The continuing significance of tradition in contemporary Pacific life; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 5: The role of the councillorIntroduction; The fundamental role of the councillor; Councillor activities; Councillor workload; Institutions, multi-level governance and parties; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The relationship between politics and administration: from dichotomy to local governance arenas; Introduction; The relationship between politics and administration: the dichotomy; The relationship between politics and administration: from dichotomy to complementarity; The relationship between politics and administration in the local governance era; Local governance arenas Stakeholder management in local governance arenasPoliticians and public managers managing external stakeholders: case illustrations from Italy; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Institutionalized differences in economic development perspectives: a comparison of city managers, mayors and council members in Texas; Introduction; City economic development in the United States; Is there convergence or divergence in economic development perception among institutional city office-holders?; The study; The findings; Conclusions; Conclusion; References; Appendix PART II: Local governments in different jurisdictionsChapter 8: The political salience of local government in a small state; Introduction; Trinidad and Tobago: establishing a society from transplanted groups; Independence and the reform of local government; Further attempts to reform local government; Challenges of local government reform in a small island state; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: Local government in the Pacific Islands; Pacific societies and government; The place of local government in Pacific Island states; Global and regional dimensions to local government