Local Power in Israel's Democracy

Author: (By) Kasim, translated by Yu Bin, Wang Ronghua
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Local government is an important component of a country's political system. Without understanding the former, one cannot understand the latter. Every country has only one central government but multiple local governments. Local governments are more closely related to the daily lives of the people and have a closer connection with diverse geographical and social ecological environments. This book examines the degree of autonomy demonstrated by local governments in their activities in some major fields, based on the relationship between Israeli local governments and various departments of the central government. It includes whether central government investment has led to local dependence, the actual state of supervision by central government departments over local authorities, how these relationships are handled in the field of social welfare, and the balance of power between local authorities and