Half a Century of Municipal Decline : 1935-1985

ISBN-13: 9780415417501 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 288 str.

Martin Loughlin; M. David Gelfand; Ken Young

Opis

Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. This book explains what happened and how the local government system weakened. It explores political, financial, economic and legal issues, as are factors such as housing, planning, and social welfare.

Spis treści

1. Re-reading the Municipal progress: a crisis revisited, Ken Young 2. Economic change and the changing role of local government, Diane A. Dawson 3. Structure, centralization and the position of local government, Alan Alexander 4. The politicization of local government, John Gyford 5. The functioning and management of local authorities, J.D. Stewart 6. Administrative law, local government and the courst, Marting Loughlin 7. Local government finance, Richard Jackman 8. The rise and fall of planning, Malcolm Grant and Patsy Healey 9. The nationalization of housing policy, Alan Murie 10. Local government and social policy, Nicholas Deavin 11. Comparative reflections and projections, M. David Gelfand

O autorze

Martin Loughlin, M. David Gelfand, Ken Young