The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.
The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.
List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors Foreword; S.Jenkins Preface Local Government Under Seige; L.Pratchett & D.Wilson Why Does Local Democracy Matter?; A.Phillips The Constitutional Status of Local Government; M.Loughlin Participation in Local Elections; C.Rallings, M.Temple & M.Thrasher Central Government Perceptions of Local Government; G.Jones & T.Travers The Demise of the Public Service Ethos; L.Pratchett & M.Wingfield Political Parties and Local Democracy; C.Game & S.Leach Quangos and Local Governance; A.Greer & P.Hoggett Reforming the New Magistracy; J.Stewart Redefining Local Democracy; G.Stoker A Power of General Competence for Local Government; H.Kitchin What Future for Local Democracy; L.Pratchett & D.Wilson Index.
List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors Foreword; S.Jenkins Preface Local Government Under Seige; L.Pratchett & D.Wilson Why Does Local Democracy Matter?; A.Phillips The Constitutional Status of Local Government; M.Loughlin Participation in Local Elections; C.Rallings, M.Temple & M.Thrasher Central Government Perceptions of Local Government; G.Jones & T.Travers The Demise of the Public Service Ethos; L.Pratchett & M.Wingfield Political Parties and Local Democracy; C.Game & S.Leach Quangos and Local Governance; A.Greer & P.Hoggett Reforming the New Magistracy; J.Stewart Redefining Local Democracy; G.Stoker A Power of General Competence for Local Government; H.Kitchin What Future for Local Democracy; L.Pratchett & D.Wilson Index.
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