Local Government: Policy and Management in Local Authorities

ISBN-13: 9781138150713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 368 str.

Howard Elcock

Opis

Since first publication in 1982, Howard Elcock's Local Government has established a reputation as a comprehensive and unbiased account of how British local government really works. This respected textbook has been completely revised and rewritten for its third edition, to take account of changes in local government and in the circumstances in which it operates. The third edition examines new management structures and accountabilities that follow the policy initiatives of the central Conservative administration. It appraises the impact of the three-pronged reform of the Thatcher years: impact on local authorities' financial resources, new structures of local government and new pressure to contract services out to the private and voluntary sectors.

Recenzje

`An excellent insight into how decisions are made and services administered in local authorities.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement

Spis treści

Preface Part One: The World of Local Government 1. Local government and the British political system 2. The development and reform of local government Part Two: The Dramatis Personae 3. The local councillor 4. The integrated roles of members and officers Part Three: The Provision and Delivery of Services 5. Services for citizens 6. The police and emergency services 7. The mangagement of resources Part Four: Planning, Mangagement and Co-ordination 8. Planning: the reduction of uncertainty 9. The rise and rise of public management 10. Local governance: local authorities and the other local governments 11. Concluding speculations References Index

O autorze

Howard Elcock