Documents on Contemporary British Government: Volume 2, Local Government in Britain
Documents on Contemporary British Government: Volume 2, Local Government in Britain

Author: Martin Minogue

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1977-05-05

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780521214292

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This book, originally published in 1977, is comprised of a selection of documents which have been carefully arranged and edited to illustrate the main characteristics of local government systems in Britain during a period of extensive reform and reorganisation. The intention was to give students a direct knowledge of the basic materials upon which the study of local government and its reorganisation could be founded, and to demonstrate the vitality and significance of primary sources. The material is drawn principally from the decade preceding publication, and is arranged to document reorganisation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as in England. Together with the companion volume British Government and Constitutional Change, this book was aimed as university courses in British government and politics and could be used to illuminate historical aspects of such courses today.

British Sources of Information
British Sources of Information

Author: P. Jackson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 772

ISBN-13: 1135794936

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This comprehensive and versatile reference source will be a most important tool for anyone wishing to seek out information on virtually any aspect of British affairs, life and culture. The resources of a detailed bibliography, directory and journals listing are combined in this single volume, forming a unique guide to a multitude of diverse topics - British politics, government, society, literature, thought, arts, economics, history and geography. Academic subjects as taught in British colleges and universities are covered, with extensive reading lists of books and journals and sources of information for each discipline, making this an invaluable manual.

Reviving local democracy
Reviving local democracy

Author: Rao, Nirmala

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2000-09-20

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1847425143

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Reviving local democracy offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. Since 1997, the Blair government has sought to mobilise popular participation through local referenda, new political structures, electoral reform, and the creation of powerful new elected mayors. Through these mechanisms it is hoped that the lack of public interest and persistently low election turnouts will be overcome. The book draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governance to wider changes in the political culture. The author goes on to evaluate the government's proposals to reverse decline, asking whether this programme of reform is likely to succeed. With the aid of a series of recent surveys of both public and councillor opinion, and the successful blending of historical and empirical analysis, she offers an assessment of the realities which the democratic renewal project will have to confront in its implementation. The book is topical and timely, and highly accessible, and will appeal to students, those involved in local government, and anyone concerned to see local government become more representative, responsive, and open to popular participation.

Britain in Transition
Britain in Transition

Author: Alfred F. Havighurst

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1985-09-15

Total Pages: 707

ISBN-13: 0226319709

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This new edition extends and brings up to date the story of political, economic, and social change among the British. An entirely new chapter covers the Thatcher years, discussing such events as the Falkland Island crisis and the General Election of 1983. Other sections have been revised to reflect information only recently available. Throughout, Havighurst has incorporated material from official documents, monographs, biographies, articles, and the press. His fascinating narrative fully captures the ongoing importance of change itself in shaping the character of Britain.

Contemporary British Conservatism
Contemporary British Conservatism

Author: Steve Ludlam

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1995-12-18

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1349244074

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Contemporary British Conservatism brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities to provide a broad-ranging assessment of Conservative politics, policy and ideology today. A central concern throughout is to assess the impact of Thatcherism on the party and the extent to which there has been a return to more traditional Conservatism under John Major.

The British tradition of minority government
The British tradition of minority government

Author: Timothy Peacock

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1526123282

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This book gives a fresh perspective on minority governance using declassified files which challenge some of the myths surrounding the minority administrations in the 1970s, and reveals a British tradition of minority government which goes beyond that of other countries.