本課程將介紹國內外最新的地方政府理論與學說，並對照台灣目前實際的地方政治與面臨之問題，讓學生得以增進理論基礎以及了解現實狀況。除培養學生清楚地方政府的運作與參與民主政治的熱情外，更希望幫助學生在畢業後參加高普考時能有正確的認知。

This course will introduce the latest local government theories and doctrines at home and abroad, and compare them with the current actual local politics and problems faced in Taiwan, allowing students to enhance their theoretical foundation and understand the real situation. In addition to cultivating students' understanding of the operations of local government and enthusiasm for participating in democratic politics, we also hope to help students have a correct understanding when taking the college entrance examination after graduation.

紀俊臣，《地方政府與地方制度法》，時英出版，2004年。
蔡茂寅，《地方自治之理論與地方制度法》，新學林出版，2006，增補版。
蔡秀卿，《地方自治法理論》，學林出版，2003。
薄慶玖教授榮退論文集編輯委員會，《地方政府論叢》，五南出版，1999。
土岐寛等，《地方自治と政策展開》，北樹出版，2003。
薄慶玖著，《地方政府與自治》，五南出版，2004。
呂育誠、許立一，《地方政府與自治》，台北：國立空中大學，2004。

Ji Junchen, "Local Government and Local System Law", Shiying Publishing House, 2004.
Cai Maoyin, "Theory of Local Autonomy and Local Institutional Law", Xinxuelin Publishing House, 2006, supplemented edition.
Cai Xiuqing, "The Theory of Local Autonomy Law", Xuelin Publishing, 2003.
Professor Bo Qingjiu retired from the editorial board of the collection of papers, "Local Government Series", Wunan Publishing House, 1999.
Tokihiro et al., "Local Autonomy Policy Development", Beishu Publishing, 2003.
Bo Qingjiu, "Local Government and Autonomy", Wunan Publishing House, 2004.
Lu Yucheng and Xu Liyi, "Local Government and Autonomy", Taipei: National Air University, 2004.