The Nature of British Local Government

ISBN-13: 9780333665695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 310 str.

John Stewart

Opis

Based on the author's unparalleled in-depth knowledge and experience, this major new book provides a systematic assessment of the diversity and common features of British local government today, set in a clear historical context.

Spis treści

Introduction: Uniformity and Diversity and Continuity and Change.- PART 1: THE IMPACT OF HISTORY.- The Carriers of History.- Differing Roles and Continuing Themes.- The Inherited World of Local Government.- PART 2: THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING.- The Institutional Framework.- The Conditions of Central-local Relations.- PART 3: CHANGE AND THE WORKINGS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.- Challenges for Change.- A Changing Politics.- Political Structure Processes and Culture.- The Process of Management Change.- Change in Officer Structures.- The Dynamic of Councillor-officer Relations.- Local Authority and Locality Towards Community Leadership.- Conclusion.- Present and Future.

O autorze

JOHN STEWART is Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham.