Download or read book Handbook of Local Government Law written by Osborne M. Reynolds and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Hornbook provides an overview of the operations and the interrelationships of the various levels of government in the United States, with emphasis on local units. The text first discusses local government units and examines the forms of government within these units. The relationship of local governments to state and federal governments is inspected. Additional coverage includes local units and their power, the limitations on those powers, the forms local legislative action may take, and the means for holding local governments liable.