The politics of decentralisation : revitalising local democracy

Author(s)

• Burns, Danny
• Hambleton, Robin
• Hoggett, Paul

Bibliographic Information

The politics of decentralisation : revitalising local democracy

Danny Burns, Robin Hambleton, Paul Hoggett

（Public policy and politics）

Macmillan Press, 1994

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780333521632

Description

`A well written and valuable study [which] does much to get behind the mythology of debates about decentralisation...[It] deserves to be read by all concerned with the changing face of local politics.' - John Solomos, Political Studies This wide-ranging book sets discussion of the various approaches to local government decentralisation in the context of the changing nature of public service management and the possibilities for new kinds of public involvement in government decision-making. It draws on a wide range of experiences throughout the UK as well as the findings of an in-depth study of the impact of radical decentralisation strategies in two inner London boroughs to provide an authoritative assessment of the politics of decentralisation.

Table of Contents

PART 1 THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE - Introduction - The Crisis in Urban Government - Rethinking Local Democracy - The Character of Local Political Innovation - PART 2 DECENTRALISED MANAGEMENT - Introduction - Neighbourhood Decentralisation and the New Public Management - Shaking up the Bureaucracies - Lessons From Experience - PART 3 DECENTRALISED DEMOCRACY - Introduction - Enhancing Participatory Democracy: Islington - Extending Representative Democracy: Tower Hamlets - Lessons From Experience - PART 4 BEYOND DECENTRALISATION - Re-empowering Local Government - Empowering Communities - Local Democracy Beyond the Local State

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333521649

Description

This wide-ranging book sets discussion of the various approaches to local government decentralisation in the context of the changing nature of public service management and the possibilities for new kinds of public involvement in government decision-making. It draws on a wide range of experiences throughout the UK as well as the findings of an in-depth study of the impact of radical decentralisation strategies in two inner London boroughs to provide an authoritative assessment of the politics of decentralisation.

Table of Contents

• PART 1: THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE Introduction
• The Crisis in Urban Government
• Rethinking Local Democracy
• The Character of Local Political Innovation.- PART 2: DECENTRALISED MANAGEMENT Introduction
• Neighbourhood Decentralisation and the New Public Management
• Shaking up the Bureaucracies Lessons From Experience.- PART 3: DECENTRALISED DEMOCRACY Introduction
• Enhancing Participatory Democracy: Islington
• Extending Representative Democracy: Tower Hamlets Lessons From Experience.- PART 4: BEYOND DECENTRALISATION Re-empowering.- Local Government Empowering
• Communities Local Democracy Beyond the Local State.

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Details

• NCID: BA22647847
• ISBN:
  • 0333521633
  • 0333521641
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 304 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 318.933
  • DC20 : 352.041
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00348274