Allan McConnell

Scottish Local Government

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides academics, students, practitioners, journalists and others with a broad-ranging yet detailed account, not just of how local government actually works, but also the main political issues and debates surrounding its multi-faceted roles in contemporary Scotland.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 153mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9780748620050
• ISBN-10: 0748620052
• Artikelnr.: 23370224

Autorenporträt

Allan McConnell is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Sydney. He is author of The Politics and Policy of Local Taxation in Britain (1999) and State Policy Formation and the Origins of the Poll Tax (1995).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
1. Thinking Politically: The Nature of Local Government in Scotland
2. Mapping the Networks and Relationships of Scottish Local Authorities
3. Scottish Local Authority Structures: From Feudal Burghs to Single-Tier Authorities
4. Council Decision-Making Structures: From Traditional Administration to Post-Devolution Modernisation
5. Councillors, Elections and the Electoral System: A Healthy Democratic Foundation?
6. Beyond Elections: Non-Electoral Forms of Public Participation and Non-Elected Local Governance
7. Political Parties in Scottish Local Government
8. Reconstructing Accountability: Value for Money and the Rise of the Performance Culture in Scottish Councils
9. Financing Scottish Local Government
10. The Bigger Picture: Central-Local Relations, Multi-Level Governance and Globalisation
Conclusion: Has Devolution Made a Difference to Local Government in Scotland?.