Local Government in Britain Since Reorganisation
Local Government in Britain Since Reorganisation

Author: Alan Alexander

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1040130704

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Originally published in 1982, this book was the first comprehensive, critical assessment of the outcome of the controversial reorganisation of British local government outside London which took place between 1973 and 1975. The book deals with the new systems in England, Wales and Scotland, drawing upon the results of almost 100 in-depth interviews with leading members and officers from Shetland to Cornwall, from major cities to rural districts. Liaison between the tiers, the effects of corporate management, the spread of the office of chief executive, the increasing levels of partisanship and the changing face of central-local relations are examined on the basis of close observation and practical experience rather than theoretical preconceptions.

Centralisation, Devolution and the Future of Local Government in England
Centralisation, Devolution and the Future of Local Government in England

Author: Steve Leach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-28

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1315407922

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English 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.

The Politics of Local Government
The Politics of Local Government

Author: Gerry Stoker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1991-08-23

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1349215163

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The 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.

New Century Local Government
New Century Local Government

Author: Graham Sansom

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1849290938

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Democratic decentralisation through ‘conventional’ institutions of local government is facing increasing challenges, whether from financial pressures, questions of representativeness, difficult central-local relations and from a perhaps growing belief that local government has failed to realise its potential and there may be better ways of achieving societal goals. It is clear there is need to contemplate quite radical change to ensure local government becomes or remains ‘fit for purpose’. This collection of papers illustrates the way in which the role of local government is evolving in different parts of the Commonwealth and provides practical examples of new local government at work. It showcases emerging practice, and highlights success stories from new ways of working and challenges confronting local government in both developed and developing countries. New Century Local Government makes a very valuable contribution to helping understand the changing role of local government, and will ensure that practitioners are up-to-date with the most innovative initiatives in local government planning and administration.

The Reorganisation of British Local Government
The Reorganisation of British Local Government

Author: John Dearlove

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1979-09-20

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521223416

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This volume was first published in 1979, just a few years after the Local Government Act of 1972 redrew the map of British local government. Local authorities were also encouraged to change their organization and methods of work; anxiety was expressed about finance, councillor 'calibre' and the credibility of the whole system itself; and neighbourhood councils and public participation in planning were introduced. John Dearlove's aim is to make sense of these changes and the discussion they generated. He does this by showing that both the official case for reorganization and the academic discussion of it have hindered their own understanding by uncritically accepting superficial traditional wisdoms which fail to reveal the concealed ideological positions behind reorganization. Thus, he aims to develop a truly political perspective on reorganisation which is rounded out and given greater depth by the insertion at appropriate points of comparative material drawn from American experience and studies.

Local Government
Local Government

Author: Howard Elcock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1134853610

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Since first publication in 1982, Howard Elcock's Local Government has established a reputation as a comprehensive and unbiased account of how British local government really works. This respected textbook has been completely revised and rewritten for its third edition, to take account of changes in local government and in the circumstances in which it operates. The third edition examines new management structures and accountabilities that follow the policy initiatives of the central Conservative administration. It appraises the impact of the three-pronged reform of the Thatcher years: impact on local authorities' financial resources, new structures of local government and new pressure to contract services out to the private and voluntary sectors.

Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France
Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France

Author: Albert Mabileau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0521345766

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Local participation can and does influence the political process. Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France, first published in 1990 provides a unique comparative study of the involvement of average citizens in local politics and government between national elections.

The Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government
The Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government

Author: Steve Leach

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1994-09-19

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 134923589X

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Local government organisation and management in Britain is in the throes of a major transformation brought about by changing economic, social and political circumstances and central government legislation. This book outlines the major pressures for change and analyses and assesses local government's response in terms of role, culture, structure and internal process. Particular attention is paid to the consequences of new decentralised, competitive/regulatory and enabling models of what local authorities should be like in the mid 1990s.

Half a Century of Municipal Decline
Half a Century of Municipal Decline

Author: Martin Louglin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1135669600

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Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to continued growth and expansion in the role of local government, which was seen as the main vehicle for the social programmes of the comeing Welfare State. That optimism was misplaced. Many of the trends of the early twentieth century have been reveresed. From the vantage point of 1985, local government was in crisis so severe that its continued existence was called into question. In this unique book eleven authors explain what happened and how the local government system weakened. Political, financial, economic and legal issues are explored, as are factors such as housing, planning, and social welfare. This book was first published in 1985.