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Municipal government in Greenland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

France Benoit  and
Gunnar Martens
France Benoit
Affiliation:
Department of Education, Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife NWT, Canada, X1A 2L9
Gunnar Martens
Affiliation:
Prime Minister's Office, Christiansborg DK-1218, Copenhagen-K, Denmark
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Abstract

This article describes how Greenlandic municipalities operate. A summary of the evolution of municipal government in Greenland is followed by an overview of their demography, politics, and administration. A list of jurisdictions is provided through a study of municipal expenditures, with reference to the municipality of Narsaq (Narsap kommunia). The article concludes with an examination of the perspectives of municipal government in Greenland.

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Polar Record , Volume 28 , Issue 165 , April 1992 , pp. 93 - 104
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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