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9780333790052

Models of Local Governance : Public Opinion and Political Theory in Britain

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    9780333790052

  • ISBN10:

    0333790057

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2001-01-06
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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Summary

From 1979 to 1997 Britain was a laboratory for experiments in local governance as the control and delivery of local services was switched from elected councils to appointed boards (guangos), private companies or self-management. This book is about four models of local governance: the traditional "localist" model, the New Right's "individualist" model, the New Left's "mobilization" model, and government's own "centralist" model. It tests them against public opinion as expressed in 2203 interviews with ordinary citizens, 788 with councilors, and 903 with members of appointed boards.

Author Biography

William L. Miller is "Edward Caird" Professor of Politics, University of Glasgow.

Malcolm Dickson is Lecturer in Politics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Gerry Stoker is Professor of Government, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction and Overview 1(10)
From Local Government to Local Governance
11(22)
Two decades of institutional change
11(7)
Governance: a strange new world?
18(3)
What price local democracy?
21(3)
New Labour: reform beyond reform
24(4)
Normative models of local governance
28(4)
Conclusion
32(1)
A Multi-Level Survey
33(12)
The test of public opinion
33(1)
Levels of opinion: the general public and rival local governance elites
34(2)
The survey
36(9)
The Limits of Local Identity
45(26)
Objective links to locality
46(5)
Subjective links to locality
51(13)
Pride, responsibility and exclusion
64(4)
Conclusion: multiple identities and inclusive citizenship
68(3)
The Role of Local Governance
71(14)
Minimalism
72(1)
National or local standards?
73(1)
The Tiebout thesis
74(1)
Local interests
75(1)
A mission to mobilize?
76(3)
What influenced ideas about the proper objectives of local governance?
79(6)
The Image of Traditional Local Government
85(20)
Representation and responsiveness
86(1)
Interests
87(3)
Effectiveness
90(5)
Satisfaction and trust
95(2)
Influences on images
97(6)
Conclusion: low on efficiency but high on honesty and trustworthiness
103(2)
Institutional Preferences
105(25)
Localism
105(6)
Democracy
111(3)
Paying for services
114(1)
Rival institutions of local governance
115(4)
Influences
119(3)
Conclusion: a general preference for democratically elected governance
122(8)
Governing Perspectives
130(58)
The local connection
131(9)
Party and ideology
140(1)
The role of local governance
141(7)
The image of local government
148(20)
Institutional preferences
168(13)
Conclusion: a governing consensus between rival elites but divisions within
181(7)
Testing Models against Public Opinion
188(54)
Assumptions about local identity and citizenship
190(12)
Aims and objectives
202(11)
Images
213(7)
Institutional preferences
220(17)
Conclusion: winners and losers among the four models tested
237(5)
Public Support for Local Democracy
242(20)
A democratic form of local governance
243(8)
Autonomous local governance
251(8)
Conclusion: defending local democracy on two fronts
259(3)
Notes 262(6)
Index 268

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