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Author: Steve Leach
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1992-06-18
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1349112178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1980s there was a marked increase in the number of hung local authorities or authorities in which there was no clear majority. This book describes the different patterns of hungness and the response of local authorities to the new situation.
Author: Gerry Stoker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 1991-08-23
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 1349215163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe comprehensively revised second edition of this successful text provides an up-to-date analysis of the changing world of local politics in Britain. Substantial new sections have been added on local political parties, hung councils, the politics of non-elected local government, recent developments in privatisation, and the politics of the poll tax. The book now provides a systematic treatment of the Thatcher legacy in local politics, the philosophy and strategy which underpinned it and likely futures in the post-Thatcher era. Reviews of the 1st edition: 'Should be read by anyone seeking to understand local government and its possible futures.' - George Jones, Local Government Chronicle. 'An excellent and stimulating introductory text.' - Peter McLaverty, Sociological Review.
Author: J. A. Chandler
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780719060366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocal Government Today provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure, finance, management, and democratic framework for local government in Britain. This new edition includes the changes made by Tony Blair's government and an evaluation in a comparative context of the value and effectiveness of the system. A new feature is a running commentary that puts the British system in comparative context and provides basic information on how local government operates in the European Union and the Unites States.
Author: Steve Leach
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-28
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1315407922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnglish local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central government. This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary state. The process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this field. However, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectified. This book fills this gap. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to British politics and governance.
Author: J. A. Chandler
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780719067068
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this work, J.A. Chandler explains how local government in Britain has evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott observes, 'one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world'.
Author: Steve Leach
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2006-07-26
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781861346070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Local Government Act 2000 has transformed the way in which local politics operates within local authorities, with elected mayors, cabinet government and scrutiny committees, and other new initiatives. This book offers andanalysis of the impact of these changes on the world of local politics.
Author: T. P. B. Rattenbury
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008-04-17
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 0230583628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on rich source material - one local authority's involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of 'sustaining the art of the possible'.
Author: Colin Copus
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2004-08-21
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780719066351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an explanation of the long-standing interrelationship between local government and political parties. It examines and outlines the differences between the political party outside the council and the political party group of councillors within the council. It explores the impact that the party groups have on the conduct of council business, decision-making and policy development and the impact they have on local representation. It addresses two questions that are fundamental to local representative democracy--who or what is it that the councillor represents, and are councillors elected to govern or to serve.
Author: George A. Boyne
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1998-08-10
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0230373097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organisations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified: competition between local authorities, competition between councils and private contractors, and competition between parties for political power. The extent and consequences of competition are assessed in both the UK and USA. The analysis is used to draw conclusions on the effects of competition and the validity of public choice theory.
Author: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9780415074629
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