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Rethinking local democracy

edited by Desmond King and Gerry Stoker

(Government beyond the centre)

Macmillan, 1996

  • : pbk

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"Published in association with the ERSC Local Programme."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-244) and index

Description and Table of Contents
Volume

ISBN 9780333638521

Description

The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as empirical ones. Rethinking Local Democracy argues that traditional defences of local government are no longer adequate and that the case for local autonomy and local democracy needs to be radically rethought. It brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading academics designed to stimulate and contribute to debate on these issues.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Normative Theories of Local Government and Democracy
  • G.Stoker - Theorising Democracy and Local Government
  • D.Beetham - Public Choice and Local Governance
  • K.Dowding - Public Services, Efficiency and Local Democracy
  • K.Walsh - The Value of Community
  • E.Frazer - Feminism and the Attractions of the Local
  • A.Phillips - Green Arguments for Local Democracy
  • H.Ward - Theories of Local Democracy in the United States
  • H.Wolman - Normative Theories of Local Government: A European Comparison
  • M.Goldsmith - From Theories to Practices: Looking for Local Democracy in Britain
  • A.Cochrane - Conclusion
  • D.King
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333638538

Description

The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as empirical ones. Rethinking Local Democracy argues that traditional defences of local government are no longer adequate and that the case for local autonomy and local democracy needs to be radically rethought. It brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading academics designed to stimulate and contribute to debate on these issues.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Normative Theories of Local Government and Democracy
  • G.Stoker.- Theorising Democracy and Local Government
  • D.Beetham.- Public Choice and Local Governance
  • K.Dowding.- Public Services, Efficiency and Local Democracy
  • K.Walsh.- The Value of Community
  • E.Frazer.- Feminism and the Attractions of the Local
  • A.Phillips.- Green Arguments for Local Democracy
  • H.Ward.- Theories of Local Democracy in the United States
  • H.Wolman.- Normative Theories of Local Government: A European Comparison
  • M.Goldsmith.- From Theories to Practices: Looking for Local Democracy in Britain
  • A.Cochrane.- Conclusion
  • D.King.

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