一.教學目的：
地方自治制度是現代民主國家運作的基礎，目前國內大學相關課程名稱定為「地方政府與自治」，內容著重理論及各國制度的比較，對於我國地方自治的理論與實務較少觸及。出現這種落差的原因有二，一是缺少植基於國內實務的理論印證，使得套用國外理論與實務的情況屢見不鮮；另一是學者缺少實務經驗，無從落實理論與實務的印證。

1. Teaching purposes:
The local self-government system is the basis for the operation of a modern democratic country. Currently, the relevant course name in domestic universities is "Local Government and Autonomy". The content focuses on theory and comparison of systems in various countries, and rarely touches on the theory and practice of local self-government in my country. There are two reasons for this gap. First, there is a lack of theoretical verification based on domestic practice, which makes it common to apply foreign theories and practices. Second, scholars lack practical experience and are unable to implement theoretical and practical verification.

三.教材及參考書：
1. 薄慶玖，地方政府與自治，台北：五南，1998。

2. 江繼五，地方自治論叢，台北：大中國，1994。

3. 許志雄、許宗力等，地方自治之研究，台北：業強，1994。

4. 黃錦堂，地方自治法治化問題之研究，台北：月旦，1995。

5. 紀俊臣，台灣地方政治轉型與自治法制設計之析論，台北：時英，1996。

6. 趙永茂中央與地方權限劃分的理論與實務，台北：翰蘆，1997。

3. Textbooks and reference books:
1. Bo Qingjiu, Local Government and Autonomy, Taipei: Wunan, 1998.

2. Jiang Jiwu, Local Autonomy Series, Taipei: Greater China, 1994.

3. Xu Zhixiong, Xu Zongli, etc., Research on Local Autonomy, Taipei: Ye Qiang, 1994.

4. Huang Jintang, Research on the Legalization of Local Autonomy, Taipei: Yuedan, 1995.

5. Ji Junchen, Analysis of Taiwan’s Local Political Transformation and Autonomous Legal System Design, Taipei: Shiying, 1996.

6. Zhao Yongmao, The Theory and Practice of the Division of Central and Local Authority, Taipei: Han Lu, 1997.