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Over the past two decades, governments have used information and communication technologies (ICTs) to integrate their internal functions and improve their delivery of services. Scholars and practitioners have conceptualized these various ICT trends and referred to them collectively as e-government. As the number of citizens using the Internet and mobile technologies increases, the public sector is constantly innovating to keep pace with the changing technologies and citizens' expectations. This essay reviews the academic literature on e-government among local governments and explores the issues related to its adoption and implementation. Adopting an e-government stages perspective with attention to institutional capacity, the essay examines the factors and determinants of local e-government success. The essay concludes with directions for future research on e-government and innovation in local governments.

Over the past couple of decades, the level of turnout in Norwegian local elections has shown a steady d. This decline is paralleled by a greater range of variation in turnout across Norwegian municipalities. Arguing from the perspective of rational utility‐maximizing voters, the article examines to what extent such variations in the level of turnout may be accounted for by the policy performance of local authorities – in addition to certain structural features of the municipalities and local communities. Using aggregate data on turnout and measures of policy performance. the analysis testifies to the suggestion that policy exerts an influence in determining the level of turnout, indicating a turn in the direction of more rational voting behaviour as far as local elections arc concerned. It is also evident from the analysis that the appearance of smaller single‐issue parties does have a mobilizing effect in local elections while the Downsian suggestion about the effect of party competition on turnout levels is not supported by the mule of the analysis.

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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives -- 3. Self-rule and the Devolution of Political, Legislative and Fiscal Authority -- 4. Formal and Informal Intergovernmental Institutions and Practices -- 5. Patterns of Interaction and Political Influence -- 6. Comparing Scotland and Wales -- 7. Lessons from and for Comparative Federalism -- Index.

This article argues that under the traditional system of highly centralized state power, there exist various kinds of malpractices in the relationship between central and local government, and between government and other public sector organizations. The article affirms the positive effects achieved since 1978 by the reforms centered on "transferring power to a lower level and yielding some interests." But the article also points out that the malpractives of the traditional system have not yet been completely eradicated. At the same time, some new problems have arisen as a result of the reforms. So we must adopt the following measures: first, combine the powers and functions of the central government with the transfer of moderate degree of power to the local government; second, the transfer of administrative power from cental to local government should be coordinated with the transfer of economic power from government to enterprises; third, the division of powers and responsibilities between central and local government must be given a scientific and legal basis.