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First published in 1966,
Local Government in Crisis presents a comprehensive overview of the challenges and limitations of the local government in Britain. Author discusses major themes to showcase the demand for far reaching substantial changes in local government.
List of contents
Preface 1. The Loss of Municipal Functions
2. The Loss of Public Utilities
3. Socialist Belief in Municipal Trading
4. New Towns
5. Some Local Government Gains
6. The Transfer of Powers from County Districts to County Councils
7. Delegation of Powers to District Councils
8. Regional Planning
9. Increased Central Control
10. Local Dependence on Central Finance
11. A Diagnosis
12. The Attitude of Local Authorities to Municipal Reform 1942-3
13. The Labour Party's Report, 1943
14. The Coalition White Paper on Local Government, 1945
15. The Local Government Boundary Commission 1945-49
16. The Boundary Commissions Proposal 1947
17. Mr. Aneurin Bevan and Local Government Reform
18. The Proposals of Four Associations of Local Authorities, 1953
19. The Attitude of The Association of Municipal Corporations
20. The Attitude of the County Councils Association
21. The Concordat, 1956
22. The White Paper on Areas and Status 1956
23. The Local Government Act, 1958
24. The Work of the Local Government Commission
25. The Case of Rutland
26. The Upsurge of the Counties
27. The Situation in Wales
28. The Liberal Party's Scheme for Wales, 1962
29. The Principal Defects of the Structure
30. Democratic Regional Government
31. The Reform of London Government
32. Plain Speaking by Mr Crossman
33. Conclusions
Index
Summary
First published in 1966, Local Government in Crisis presents a comprehensive overview of the challenges and limitations of the local government in Britain. Author discusses major themes to showcase the demand for far reaching substantial changes in local government.
