CONTENTS
UNIT – I
Chapter- I :
Local Government 1-15
Chapter- 2 : Local Government in India 16-23
Chapter-3 : The Constitution (Seventy Third Amendment)
Act, 1992 24-47
Chapter-4 : The Constitution (Seventy Fourth
Amendment) Act, 1992
48-74
UNIT – II
Chapter-5 : Development of Local Government in England 77-88
Chapter-6 : Present Structure of Local Government in
England 89-108
Chapter-7 : The Government of London 109-117
Chapter-8 : Local Government Finance 118-126
Chapter-9 : Control-Local Government
Relations in England : The Formal Framework 127-144
UNIT – III
Chapter-10 : History of Local
Government in France : Salient Features 147-157
Chapter-11 : The Communes :
Composition, Powers and Functions 158-170
Chapter-12 : Departments of France 171-182
Chapter-13 : The Region 183-189
Chapter-14 : Financial Resources
of Local Authorities in France 190-194
Chapter-15 : Local Civil Service
in France 195-202
Chapter-16 : Central Local
Relations in France : Monitoring and Control 203-214
UNIT – IV
Chapter-17 : American Local
Government 217-223
Chapter-18 : Local Government in the United States
224-234
Chapter-19 : The Commission Plan 235-241
Chapter-20 : The Council – Manager Plan 242-248
Chapter-21 : The County 249-256
Chapter-22 : Towns, Townships and Villages 257-261
Chapter-23 : Financial Resources of Local Government 262-268
Chapter-24 : Control over Local Government 269-276