Alan Alexander

Borough Government and Politics (eBook, ePUB)

Reading 1835-1985

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1985, this book was a study of one example of an all-purpose, unitary, borough council in the UK. It covers the years since the democratization of the borough councils in 1835, through the major expansion in local government services and the decline, after reorganization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040130742
• Artikelnr.: 72274419

Autorenporträt

Alan Alexander is Emeritus Professor of Public Sector Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School. Before his appointment to a professorship at Strathclyde and as founding director of the Scottish Local Authorities Management Centre, he held academic posts at Lakehead University, Ontario and at the University of Reading. He has served as a borough and county councillor and, since his early retirement he has held a series of senior public appointments including membership of the Economic and Social Research Council, of the Accounts Commission for Scotland and as Chair of Scottish Water. In 2024 he retired after more than four years as Chair of Audit Scotland, the national public audit body. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh of which he was General Secretary, 2013-18.

Inhaltsangabe

1.The Rationale of Reform 2. The New Structure: Expectations 3. The New
Structure: Performance 4. Received Wisdom of Corporate Management 5.
Partisanship and Professionalism 6. Scotland 7. The New Central-Local
Relationship 8. The Future of Subnational Government. Appendix: Fieldwork.