Explaining Local Government - Local Government in Britain Since 1800

Informationen zum Autor J. A. Chandler is Professor of Local Governance in the Faculty of Organisation and Management, Sheffield Hallam University Klappentext Explaining local government uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how the institution evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world. Zusammenfassung Explaining local government uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how the institution evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Local government before 18322. The impact of industrialisation3. Compromise and confusion: the ad hoc local governments of mid-Victorian Britain4. Municipal government to its zenith5. Restructuring local government6. The turning point: growth with decline7. The slow road to 'modernisation'8. War and social democracy9. 'Modernising' the system 1951-7910. Professionalism and alienation11. Thatcher and Major12. New Labour13. Accounting for the evolution of local government in BritainAppendicesBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: J A Chandler, J. Chandler, J. A. Chandler, J.A. Chandler, Chandler J.
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2013
• EAN: 9780719067075
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6707-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government