Abstract:

This study aiming at comparing local government systems between Turkey and the UK that have long-established state traditions in spite of different social and cultural structures, deals with different and similar aspects, center-local relations, administrative, financial, control and autonomy dimensions, and decentralized levels by comparing the local government systems implemented in both countries in terms of their structure, duties and powers, In these countries where centralization and decentralization discussions have been experienced a lot in the historical process and today, what the legal and constitutional regulations regarding local governments are, how effective local governments are in implementation, the course of their duties, powers, resources and expenditure levels are revealed. In addition, the meaning of local governments in terms of democracy and the course of the democratic dimension of local governments in these countries are also stated. Therefore, in this study, local government systems in Turkey and the UK are compared and similar and different aspects are unveiledIn this context, after briefly emphasizing how local government systems have had a meaning within the present administrative systems, it is argued how much local governments have developed and ultimately how the local governments emerged both in Turkey and the UK

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