British local government into the 21st century
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British local government into the 21st century
（Government beyond the centre）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
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British local government into the twenty-first century
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"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
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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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