Borough Government and Politics - Reading 1835-1985

Originally published in 1985, this book was a study of one example of an all-purpose, unitary, borough council in the UK. It covers the years since the democratization of the borough councils in 1835, through the major expansion in local government services and the decline, after reorganization.

List of contents

1.The Rationale of Reform 2. The New Structure: Expectations 3. The New Structure: Performance 4. Received Wisdom of Corporate Management 5. Partisanship and Professionalism 6. Scotland 7. The New Central-Local Relationship 8. The Future of Subnational Government. Appendix: Fieldwork.

About the author

Alan Alexander is Emeritus Professor of Public Sector Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School. Before his appointment to a professorship at Strathclyde and as founding director of the Scottish Local Authorities Management Centre, he held academic posts at Lakehead University, Ontario and at the University of Reading. He has served as a borough and county councillor and, since his early retirement he has held a series of senior public appointments including membership of the Economic and Social Research Council, of the Accounts Commission for Scotland and as Chair of Scottish Water. In 2024 he retired after more than four years as Chair of Audit Scotland, the national public audit body. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh of which he was General Secretary, 2013-18.

Summary

Originally published in 1985, this book was a study of one example of an all-purpose, unitary, borough council in the UK. It covers the years since the democratization of the borough councils in 1835, through the major expansion in local government services and the decline, after reorganization.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Alexander
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032858470
• ISBN: 978-1-03-285847-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, macroeconomics, Political Economy, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government