Power and Party in an English City : An account of single-party rule

ISBN-13: 9780415417419 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 244 str.

David G. Green

Opis

Provides an account of how decisions are taken by the state at the level of locality. The author seeks to examine and analyse the importance of party discipline, the relationship between the Labour group of councillors and the party outside the council, the power of the committee chairmen, and the openness of the local policy-making process.

Spis treści

1. Introduction PART ONE: THE LOCAL PARTY 2. Party membership and organisation 3. Membership activity 4. The party and the group PART TWO: THE COMMITTEES 5. The group and decision making 6. The power of the group leader 7. Group discipline PART THREE: THE COMMITTEES8. The distribution of power in the committee process 9. Pre-Caucus deliberation 10. The Labour pre-meetings PART FOUR: THE INDIVIDUAL LABOUR COUNCILLOR 11. The power of the individual councillor 12. The councillor's resources PART FIVE: THE GROUP AND THE CITIZEN13. The citizen's access to official information PART SIX: SOME CONCLUSIONS AND POSSIBLE REFORMS 14. Liberty of criticism and the validity of our knowledge 15. Some principles of good government

O autorze

David G. Green