The politics of decentralisation : revitalising local democracy
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The politics of decentralisation : revitalising local democracy
(Public policy and politics)
Macmillan Press, 1994
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 75 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: 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
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: 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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