British local government into the 21st century

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British local government into the 21st century

edited by Gerry Stoker and David Wilson

(Government beyond the centre)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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  • : pbk

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British local government into the twenty-first century

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Note

"Intended as a successor to The future of local government (Stewart and Stoker, 1989) and Local government in the 1990s (Stewart and Stoker, 1995)"--Pref

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-283) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

What is the current state of local government in Britain and where is it going? Edited by two leading experts and with an all-star cast of contributors, British Local Government into the 21st Century brings together a set of specially-commissioned and tightly-edited chapters to provide a comprehensive assessment of the issues and challenges facing local authorities as they search for a new role in a new century.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • G.Stoker & D.Wilson.- PART ONE: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS.- New Patterns of Central-Local Government Relations
  • D.Wilson.- The New Governance of Communities
  • C.Skelcher.- Strengthening Political Leadership? More Than Mayors
  • P.John.- Liberated or Lost Souls: Is There a Role for Non-executive Councillors?
  • S.Snape.- Political Parties at the Local Level
  • S.Leach.- The Local Bureaucrat: A Block to Reform or a Key to Unlocking Change?
  • F.Gains.- PART TWO: DEVELOPMENTS IN SERVICE PROVISION AND FINANCE.- Education No Longer a Role for Local Government?
  • K.Donnelly.- Governing Health and Social Care
  • K.A.Clarke & S.Harrison.- Rethinking Planning and Housing
  • A.Murie.- Local Government Finance: Busy Going Nowhere?
  • T.Travers.- PART THREE: PROSPECTS AND PERSPECTIVES.- Regionalism and the Challenge for Local Authorities
  • J.Tomaney.- Community Governance and Local Government: A Shoe that Fits or the Emperor's New Clothes?
  • H.Sullivan.- Returning to Local Governance in Healthcare?
  • K.Walshe.- Institutions, Politics and People: Making Local Politics Work
  • L.Pratchett.- Reformers or Recidivists: Has Local Government Really Changed?
  • V.Lowndes.- Conclusions: New Ways of Being Local Government
  • G.Stoker & D.Wilson.

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  • NCID
    BA69735369
  • ISBN
    • 1403918724
    • 1403918732
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 304 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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