No abstract available. / Thesis (MPA)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.

The thesis describes the concept of municipality institutional structure. Historical development of local government, problems and urgent issues of local government after Ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania of 24 December 2002 after which many substantial changes have taken place in the local government structure, one very significant of them being separation of representation and executive institutions and delimitation of their functions, are discussed in this thesis. A summary of changing of institutional structure of Lithuanian municipalities during 1990-2006 is provided, three principal models applied during that period are shortly described and analyzed. New provisions of Law on Local Self-Government and Law on Public Service are compared. Analyzed problems in local government are related with status of director of administration, mayor, member of municipality board, establishment of municipality institutions and enterprises, right of the public servants to work in another positions. Procedure of direct elections of mayor, internal organizational structure of municipalities and other legal aspects of organization of their activity are analyzed, and some problems of legal regulation of activity of these institutions are overviewed. As well the author of thesis submits proposals concerning principal institutional structure models of Lithuanian municipalities and local government election systems which could be chosen and applied in the future... [to full text]

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Swinburne University of Technology - 2001. / Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology - 2001. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-372).

Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 2007. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 46-01, page: 0312. Adviser: Pauline Rosenau. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 2, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Münster (Westfalen), 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 186 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-139). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1983. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985. / Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Calgary, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 252-262).