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British Local Government into the 21st Century Gerry Stoker

British Local Government into the 21st Century By Gerry Stoker

British Local Government into the 21st Century by Gerry Stoker

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Edited by two leading experts and with an all-star cast of contributors, British Local Government into the 21st Century brings together a set of specially-commissioned and tightly-edited chapters to provide a comprehensive assessment of the issues and challenges facing local authorities as they search for a new role in a new century.

British Local Government into the 21st Century Summary

British Local Government into the 21st Century by Gerry Stoker

What is the current state of local government in Britain and where is it going? Edited by two leading experts and with an all-star cast of contributors, British Local Government into the 21st Century brings together a set of specially-commissioned and tightly-edited chapters to provide a comprehensive assessment of the issues and challenges facing local authorities as they search for a new role in a new century.

British Local Government into the 21st Century Reviews

"'[A] hugely impressive book... comprehensive and authoritative... Bringing together important and insightful assessments by the foremost researchers in the field on the impacts and prospects of New Labour's reforms'. - Professor Steve Martin, Cardiff University"

About Gerry Stoker

GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics, University of Manchester, UK.

DAVID WILSON is Professor of Public Administration and Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, De Montfort University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction; G.Stoker & D.Wilson.- PART ONE: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS.- New Patterns of Central-Local Government Relations; D.Wilson.- The New Governance of Communities; C.Skelcher.- Strengthening Political Leadership? More Than Mayors; P.John.- Liberated or Lost Souls: Is There a Role for Non-executive Councillors?; S.Snape.- Political Parties at the Local Level; S.Leach.- The Local Bureaucrat: A Block to Reform or a Key to Unlocking Change?; F.Gains.- PART TWO: DEVELOPMENTS IN SERVICE PROVISION AND FINANCE.- Education No Longer a Role for Local Government?; K.Donnelly.- Governing Health and Social Care; K.A.Clarke & S.Harrison.- Rethinking Planning and Housing; A.Murie.- Local Government Finance: Busy Going Nowhere?; T.Travers.- PART THREE: PROSPECTS AND PERSPECTIVES.- Regionalism and the Challenge for Local Authorities; J.Tomaney.- Community Governance and Local Government: A Shoe that Fits or the Emperor's New Clothes?; H.Sullivan.- Returning to Local Governance in Healthcare?; K.Walshe.- Institutions, Politics and People: Making Local Politics Work; L.Pratchett.- Reformers or Recidivists: Has Local Government Really Changed?; V.Lowndes.- Conclusions: New Ways of Being Local Government; G.Stoker & D.Wilson.

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GOR002192762
9781403918734
1403918732
British Local Government into the 21st Century by Gerry Stoker
Gerry Stoker
Government beyond the Centre
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2004-10-29
304
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