Local government today
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Local government today
（Politics today）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2001
3rd ed
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780719060359
Description
Local government in the UK has undergone rapid change since 1996. This new edition discusses and analyses these changes, including the complete restructuring of the local government system in England, and the Local Government Bill. The work anlyase the structure, finance, management and democratic framework for local government in Britain. This new edition includes the changes made by Tony Blair's government and an evaluation in a comparative context of the value and effectiveness of the system. A new feature is a running commentary that puts the British system in comparative context and provides basic information on how local government operates in the European Union and the United States
Table of Contents
- The status of local government in Britain
- structure and territory
- the functions of local authorities
- finance and its control
- local government and the state
- stewardship
- policy making and democracy
- leaders, councillors and the party systems
- the bureaucracy and the work force
- managing the system
- interests and the media
- patterns of government
- the system in comparative context
- the future of local government.
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: pbk ISBN 9780719060366
Description
Organising care around patients is not for the fainthearted. Naomi Chambers and Jeremy Taylors have curated twenty-five accounts from people who agreed to tell the story of what happened when they or their loved ones came into contact with the NHS. The authors defy you not to laugh or cry, or hold your breath in disbelief, at some point when reading this book.
In these true and compelling accounts, we learn the experiences - good and bad - of people grappling with birth and death, caring for loved ones, living with mental illness, coping with long-term conditions, and struggling in older age. This book is a call to action aimed at healthcare professionals, managers and politicians: a manifesto for more patient-centred care.
These stories show the NHS at its very best - and also when it falls significantly short. Patients or carers currently battling with the system will derive some hope and encouragement, and clues about what to expect, what to ask for, and from whom. -- .
Table of Contents
- The status of local government in Britain
- structure and territory
- the functions of local authorities
- finance and its control
- local government and the state
- stewardship
- policy making and democracy
- leaders, councillors and the party systems
- the bureaucracy and the work force
- managing the system
- interests and the media
- patterns of government
- the system in comparative context
- the future of local government.
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