Readers may be interested in the introduction to a new book, entitled the Cornerstones of Municipal Self-Government, edited amongst others by PASCAL Associate, Professor Jari Stenvall from the University of Lapland in Finland. The introduction, 'Why is municipal self-government important at the present moment?' is featured below.

The full reference is:

Arto Haveri, Jari Stenvall & Kaija Majoinen (eds.) (2011): Kunnallisen itsehallinnon peruskivet (Cornerstones of Municipal Self-Government). Acta Publications No. 224. The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities and The Finnish Association of Local Government Studies. Helsinki.