Subject(s): Local Administration -- Local Government -- Historical evolution : Pre-democratic tradition, local government ordinances of 1862, boundary reforms between 1952 and 1974 -- Sweden's public sector- Structure, tasks, finances : Sizes and populations, territorial boundaries, political structure, state-local government, public sector finances -- Legal framework : Legal features of local governments, instrument of government, role of citizen - membership, mandatory and voluntary tasks, role of elected committee, other local government committees, co-determination reforms, financial administration, local and administrative appeals, state supervision, cooperation between local governments- formation of enterprises, national organizations of local governments -- Organizational structure : Models of political organization, changes in administrative structure, new management and monitoring mechanisms, alternative systems for providing services, freedom of choice in public sector -- Municipal and country council finances : Municipal and country council expenditure, municipal and country council revenues, accounting and audit, financing principles -- Local democracy in practice : Political parties, coalition government or majority rules, public participation and influence, municipal referendums, client and consumer influence in programs and services, elected representatives, working conditions of elected representatives -- Future outlook : Rapid social change, new model of self government