Economic Policy Making By Local Authorities in Britain and Western - German

List of contents

1. The Local Authority as an Economic Agent: Possibilities and Limits 2. The Formal Framework for Local Economic Action: Powers, Functions and Finance in Britain 3. Policies and Activities 4. Administrative and Political Organisations: Conflict and Co-operation 5. Economic Policy-Making by Local Authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany 6. Programmes and Policies Compared 7. Organisation and Co-ordination Compared. Appendix: The English Case Studies: Methods and Selection

About the author

Nevil Johnson, Allan Cochrane

Summary

Originally published in 1981 but now with a new preface, this volume provided the first detailed comparative analysis of how local authorities in the UK and W. Germany faced up to the challenge of trying to help local industry and improve employment prospects.

Product details

• Authors: Allan Cochrane, Nevil Johnson, Nevil (North Carolina State University Johnson, Nevil Cochrane Johnson, Johnson Nevil
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2017
• EAN: 9780415788076
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78807-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The German Economy; Routledge Library Editions: The German Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political Economy, West Germany, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government