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.
Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. This book explains what happened a...
Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to continued growth and expansion in the role of local government, which was seen as the main vehicle for the social programmes of the comeing Welfare State. That optimism was misplaced. Many of the trends of the early twentieth century have been reveresed. From the vantage point of 1985, local government was in crisis so severe that its continued existence was called into question. In this unique book eleven authors...
Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. Contemporary commentators had e...
