The Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government

ISBN-13: 9780333549285 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 288 str.

Steve Leach; John Stewart

Opis

Local government organisation and management in Britain is in the throes of a major transformation brought about by changing economic, social and political circumstances and central government legislation. This book outlines the major pressures for change and analyses and assesses local government's response in terms of role, culture, structure and internal process. Particular attention is paid to the consequences of new decentralised, competitive/regulatory and enabling models of what local authorities should be like in the mid 1990s.

Spis treści

The Nature of Local Authorities.- The Contribution of Organisation Theory.- Organisational Continuity and Organisational Change.- Internal Management: Structures and Processes.- The Political Dimension.- Managing People.- Decentralised Management.- The Role of the Centre Managing with Other Organisations: Competition and Enabling.- Conclusion: The New Local Authority?.