Rethinking Local Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780333638538 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 264 str.

D. King;Gerry Stoker;Desmond King

Opis

The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as empirical ones. Rethinking Local Democracy argues that traditional defences of local government are no longer adequate and that the case for local autonomy and local democracy needs to be radically rethought. It brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading academics designed to stimulate and contribute to debate on these issues.

Spis treści

Introduction: Normative Theories of Local Government and Democracy; G.Stoker.- Theorising Democracy and Local Government; D.Beetham.- Public Choice and Local Governance; K.Dowding.- Public Services, Efficiency and Local Democracy; K.Walsh.- The Value of Community; E.Frazer.- Feminism and the Attractions of the Local; A.Phillips.- Green Arguments for Local Democracy; H.Ward.- Theories of Local Democracy in the United States; H.Wolman.- Normative Theories of Local Government: A European Comparison; M.Goldsmith.- From Theories to Practices: Looking for Local Democracy in Britain; A.Cochrane.- Conclusion; D.King.