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9780230246393

Local Government in the United Kingdom

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230246393

  • ISBN10:

    0230246397

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-04-12
  • Publisher: Red Globe Pr
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Summary

Recent changes in local government have been greater and faster than ever. The fifth edition of this leading local government text - comprehensively revised up to and including the 2010 general election - evaluates the changes under Labour and provides an accessible and informed insight into the new government's agenda.

Author Biography

DAVID WILSON is Professor of Public Administration and Dean of Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

CHRIS GAME is Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Our Aims and Approach
Themes and Issues in Local Government
Why Elected Local Government?
The Way it Was
The Way it Is - External Structures
The Regional Dimension
The Way it Is - Internal Structures
Changing Functions
Governance and Partnership - The Framework
Central-Local Government Relations - The Practice
Local Finance
Local Elections - Christmas Tree Lights?
Councillors - The Voice of Choice
The Local Government Workforce
Political Parties
Who Makes Policy?
Local Pressure Groups - The Exercise of Influence
Two Decades of Management Change
The Future or A Future?

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