The Relationship between Politics and Administration at the Flemish Local Level: Intermunicipal Differences Explained

When it comes to political-administrative relations, New Public Management has aimed for a stronger diff erentiation between political and administrative matters and for an empowerment of the administration towards the political level. Th is article investigates the perceived degree of administrative discretion at the municipal level in the Flemish region of Belgium. We use data from a survey with Flemish municipal CEOs from 2019. Th e results suggest that the degree of administrative discretion in Flemish municipalities is relatively high during policy preparation. Nevertheless, during other... Mehr ...