The nature of British local government
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Bibliographic Information
The nature of British local government
(Government beyond the centre)
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 2000
- : hdk
- : pbk
- : hdk (us)
Available at 44 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
Bibliography: p. 291-299
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Based on the author's unparalleled in-depth knowledge and experience, this major new book provides a systematic assessment of the diversity and common features of British local government today, set in a clear historical context.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Uniformity and Diversity and Continuity and Change - PART 1: THE IMPACT OF HISTORY - The Carriers of History - Differing Roles and Continuing Themes - The Inherited World of Local Government - PART 2: THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING - The Institutional Framework - The Conditions of Central-local Relations - PART 3: CHANGE AND THE WORKINGS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES - Challenges for Change - A Changing Politics - Political Structure Processes and Culture - The Process of Management Change - Change in Officer Structures - The Dynamic of Councillor-officer Relations - Local Authority and Locality - Towards Community Leadership - Conclusion - Present and Future
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