More Shopping OptionsOver recent years changes in British local government have been greater and faster than ever: elected mayors and cabinets, overview and scrutiny, best value, comprehensive performance assessment, council tax capping and reform--the pace never slackens.This comprehensively revised fourth edition of the leading local government textbook evaluates these changes and provides an informed insight into Labour's third-term agenda. With its clear, accessible style, Local Government in the United Kingdom will remain essential reading for students, practitioners, and anyone generally interested in local politics.
DAVID WILSON is Professor of Public Administration and Dean of Faculty of Busness and Law, De Montfort University, Leicester. CHRIS GAME is Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham.
Praise for previous editions:
"This new edition of the popular and definite text on local government in the UK lives up to the standards set by its predecessors. A worthy successor to earlier editions, it should be on the shelves of all those who study local government."--Lawrence Pratchett, Parliamentary Affairs
"A definitive description of local government in Britain...Wilson and Game have successfully updated their deservedly leading text book."--J.A.Chandler, Local Government Studies
"Excellent...A comprehensive and accessible guide to British local government... I have just read the standard student text on local government for the decade."--Rod Rhodes, Local Government Studies
"A model text book...a classic...the best one yet written about local government in Britain."--Andy Asquith, Local Economy
PART 1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE BASICS * Introduction - Our Aims and Approach * Themes and Issues in Local Government * Why Elected Local Government? * The Way it Was * The Way it Is - External Structures * The Way It Is - Internal Structures * Changing Functions * Governance and Partnership * Central-Local Government Relations * Local Finance * PART 2: THE POLITICS AND PEOPLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT * Local Elections - Christmas Tree Lights? * Councillors - The Voice of Choice * The Local Government Workforce * Political Parties * Who Makes Policy? * Local Pressure Groups - The Exercise of Influence * PART 3: FROM CHANGE TO POST-MODERNISATION * Two Decades of Management Change * The Future or a Future?
