Local government is the public administration
of towns, cities, counties and districts.
Local government runs our city utilities, libraries, fire
departments, public swimming pools, parks, local law enforcement
and many other areas of our everyday lives.
Local government, authority to determine and execute measures
within a restricted area inside and smaller than a whole
state.
Some degree of local government characterizes every country in
the world, although the degree is extremely significant.
The variant, local self-government, is important for its
emphasis upon the freedom of the locality to decide and act.