Table of Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction / John Meligrana

2. Redrawing Local Boundaries: Deriving the Principles forPolitically Just Procedures / Ronan Paddison

3. Goals for Municipal Restructuring Plans / AndrejsSkaburskis

4. Annexation Activity and Policy in the United States / GregLindsey

5. Canadian Experiences of Local Government Boundary Reform: AComparison of Quebec and Ontario / Raphaël Fischler, JohnMeligrana, and Jeanne M. Wolfe

6. The Two Waves of Territorial Reform of Local Government inGermany / Hellmut Wollmann

7. Changeless Boundaries do not fix a Changing History: The Map ofthe Spanish Local Government / Abel Albet i Mas

8. Changing Local Government Boundaries in Israel: The Paradox ofExtreme Centralism versus Inability to Reform / Eran Razin

9. Confusing Responses to Regional Conflicts: Restructuring LocalAdministrative Boundaries in Korea / Dong-Ho Shin

10. Reorganizing Urban Space in Post-Reform China / JianfaShen

11. Local Government Reorganization in South Africa / RobertCameron

12. Conclusion: Changing Local Government Boundaries in DifferentPolitical-Ideological Environments / John Meligrana and ErinRazin

Contributors

Index

Promotional Information

The first international comparative study of local boundary reform,this collection presents a systematic examination of the legal andregulatory procedures involved in such municipal restructuring.

About the Author

John Meligrana is an assistant professor in the Schoolof Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University.