Colin Copus, Mark Roberts, Rachel Wall

Broschiertes Buch

Local Government in England

Centralisation, Autonomy and Control

Beschreibung

The book explores the claim that English local government exists in one of the most centralised relationships with national government. Such a position fundamentally undermines any notion of local self-government and makes the term 'government' in local government a misnomer. The book will examine how the erosion of the autonomy, powers, roles, functions and responsibilities of English local government came about, the arguments of centralisers and localisers to support their view of the constitutional status of local government, and its overall role in the government of England. The book offers an antidote to the onward march of centralisation by offering a new vision of local government which emphasises both 'local' and 'government'.

Autor

Steve Leach is Emeritus Professor of Local Government at De Montfort University, England. Colin Copus is Emeritus Professor of Local Politics at De Montfort University, England and a Visiting Professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-95371-4
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 291g
• ISBN-13: 9781349953714
• ISBN-10: 1349953717
• Artikelnr.: 53572398

Rezensionen

"The book makes a persuasive case in favour of greater autonomy for English local government. ... it should be of interest to students and researchers with interests in local government, intergovernmental relations and public policy - in England, Portugal, Poland and elsewhere." (Peter Eckersley, Local Government Studies, Vol. 44 (2), January, 2018)