Ronan Paddison, Dept of Geography, University of Glasgow, Steve Bailey Dept of Economics, Glasgow College.
Introduction; Chapter One Chapter One Local Government in Britain:
Rationale, Structure and Finance, Ken Young; Chapter Two Chapter Two The
Recent History of Local Fiscal Reform, Peter G. Richards; Chapter Three
Chapter Three The Politicisation of Local Government, John Berridge;
Chapter Four Chapter Four The Legal Limits of Local Autonomy, Chris
Himsworth; Chapter Five Chapter Five A Poll Tax for Britain?, Clive
Martlew, Stephen J. Bailey; Chapter Six Chapter Six Local Freedom and
Central Control - A Question of Balance, Tom Wilson; Chapter Seven Chapter
Seven Rates Reform and the Housing Market, Gordon A. Hughes; Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight The Future Role of Grants in Local Government Finance, David
King; Chapter Nine Chapter Nine Non-Domestic Rates and Local Taxation of
Business, Robert J. Bennett; Chapter Ten Chapter Ten Local Government
Finance and Macroeconomic Policy, Richard Jackman; Chapter Eleven Chapter
Eleven The British Reform in Its International Context, Ronan Paddison;
Chapter Twelve Chapter Twelve CONCLUSION;
