Download or read book Enabling Or Disabling Local Government written by Steve Leach and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past ten years or so there has been an unprecedented amount of change in the world of British local government: for instance the growth of Compulsory Competitive Tendering; the opportunity for schools to opt out of local authority control; the new responsibilities for community care; the introduction of the community charge (or poll tax) and its subsequent replacement with council tax. And now local government is in the throes of a major and controversial reorganization. There have been several books which have described such changes but this one represents the first systematic attempt to draw out the overall implications of these changes for the future role of local government as an institution. It argues that there are major strategic choices of direction facing local authorities, and that these choices will shape management structures and many other aspects of local choice. The book provides a clear framework of analysis to enable readers to understand the forces at work in this particularly turbulent and unstable period of local government's history, and to see where they are leading.
Download or read book Local Government in the United Kingdom written by David Wilson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During its 13 years of office, Labour's modernization agenda transformed the world of UK local government. Amidst a starkly altered political and economic climate the coalition government formed in 2010 pledged to implement equally radical changes to the system. Taking account of the coalition's programme for government and its first round of spending cuts, the completely revised and updated fifth edition of this popular and established text is timed to take full advantage of this historic juncture. David Wilson and Chris Game provide readers with systematic coverage of the UK's local government. The book examines its defining features, its history, changing structure, operations, functions, financing, and its relations with central government. The fifth edition gives additional emphasis to local government in the devolved regions of the UK, and provides more extensive analysis of centre-local government relations. The authors deliver a thorough critique of Labour's third term in office. Looking ahead, the book anticipates the future of local government under the coalition government. Two themes look likely to dominate policy making: decentralization and cuts to public spending. With its clear, accessible, non-technical style and popular illustrations, Local Government in the United Kingdom will be essential reading for students, practitioners, and anyone with an interest in local politics.
Download or read book Local Government Reorganisation written by Steve Leach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Local Government Review raised issues of political process and decision-making theories. The interest lies in the insights provided by academic analysis, and the highlighting of the lessons to be learned. This volume attempts to respond to both these perspectives.
Download or read book Local Government at the Millenium written by Janice Caulfield and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume with contributions by internationally renowned authors provides a comparative survey of problems in local politics and administration in Europe, Australasia and North-America.
Download or read book Local government and democracy in Britain written by Neil Barnett and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local government in the UK is in crisis. It is now neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principle units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the previous 200 years local government has moved from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision-making. These changes seriously undermine the important role that local government can play in liberal democracy in the UK. The book explains the nature of local government today and asks if there is any possibility of change.
Download or read book Social Inclusion Urban Governance and Sustainability written by Jan Vranken and published by Garant. This book was released on 2003 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Politics and the Environment written by James Connelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is at the forefront of its field and is an invaluable resource for undergraduates studying politics and environment studies. The most comprehensive book on the subject, this new edition has been expanded and revised.
Download or read book The Changing Role of Local Politics in Britain written by Steve Leach and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Local Government Act 2000 has transformed the way in which local politics operates within local authorities, with elected mayors, cabinet government and scrutiny committees, and other new initiatives. This book offers andanalysis of the impact of these changes on the world of local politics.
Download or read book Working Across Boundaries written by Helen Sullivan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaboration between governments, business, the voluntary and community sectors is now central to the way public policy is made, managed and delivered. This book provides the first comprehensive and authoritative account of the theory, policy and practice of collaboration. Written by two leading authorities in the field the book explores the experience of collaboration in regeneration, health and other policy sectors, and assesses the consequences of the emergence of public-private partnerships contrasting the UK experience to that elsewhere in the world.
Download or read book Public Management in Britain written by David Farnham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging text analyses the key developments and changes in the management of the major public services in Britain during the 1990s. Designed as a successor to the editors' highly successful Managing the New Public Services, the book places public management and, in particular, the 'Third Way' as adopted by New Labour, in its economic, political and historical context, including the impact of globalization and European integration. Extended case studies illustrate and highlight key stages in the transformation of management and the book concludes with an evaluation and critique of two decades of managerial reform and a discussion of the way forward in the new millennium.
Download or read book Disadvantaged by where You Live written by Smith, Ian and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2007-07-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disadvantaged by where you live? distils lessons from work on neighbourhoods carried out within the Cities Research Centre of the University of the West of England over the past seven years. It offers a major contribution to academic debates on the neighbourhood both as a sphere of governance and as a point of public service delivery under New Labour since 1997. The book explores how 'the neighbourhood' has been used in policy in the UK; what the 'appropriate contribution' of neighbourhood governance is and how this relates to concepts of multi-level governance; the tensions that are visible at the neighbourhood level and what this tells us about wider governance issues. The book explores and reflects on the notion of neighbourhood governance from a variety of perspectives that reflect the unique depth and breadth of the Centre's research programme. Neighbourhood governance is examined in relation to: multi-level governance and city-regions; local government; mainstreaming; cross-national differences in neighbourhood policy; community and civil society; diversity; different conceptions of democracy; and, evaluation and learning. In doing so, the book identifies useful conceptual tools for analysing the present and future contribution of policy to neighbourhoods.
Download or read book Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe written by Jephias Mapuva and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe is a result of a study on urban governance in Zimbabwe focusing particularly on local councils and how special interest councillors are appointed by the Minister responsible for local government. The book establishes the extent to which the practice of appointing special interest councillors in terms of section 4 A of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils’ Act (2008) promotes, or hinders, democratic urban governance. The text investigates various different legislative instruments in order to present a normative framework on the best practices in democratic urban governance. A cross section of 20 urban councils was studied to establish a suitable level of accountability and consistency, as well as to provide an understanding of transparency in the appointment of special interest councillors. Among the findings of this book, it is noted that there is a high level of partisanship in the appointment of special interest councillors, especially of those who have lost in the local government elections but belong to the same political party as the Minister of Local Government, who, in this case, is empowered by law to make such appointments.
Download or read book Power and City Governance written by Alan DiGaetano and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Management of British Local Governance written by Gerry Stoker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-02-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a detailed analysis of the new management of public services at the local level, drawing on the work of the ESRC Local Governance Programme. The radical transformation of public service delivery is assessed in terms of its overall impact as well as its operation in particular service areas. Efficiency has improved and services have gained a user focus yet the new management appears to be full of contradictions and distortions, in many respects creating as many problems as it solves.
Download or read book Local Strategic Partnerships written by Hilary Russell and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical report draws on the experiences of New Commitment to Regeneration (NCR) pathfinders, which have been an influential model for LSPs, to identify lessons for good practice. Amply illustrated by case studies, the report demonstrates 'what works' in effective strategic partnerships and highlights implications for partner organisations and the role of government. It:locates current developments in the context of evolving urban policy;identifies critical success factors for strategic partnerships;discusses the dimensions of whole systems change necessary for partnership working;indicates key challenges and tasks for LSPs and their partners;points to the need to redefine central-local relationships.·[vbTab]·[vbTab]
Download or read book Managing in a Political World written by S. Leach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Leach identifies the key challenges facing chief executives in British local government in operating in an environment where party politics is a dominant force. It discusses the basis on which chief executives apply for posts and manage the interview process, and the importance of the 'honeymoon period' - the first 6-9 months.
Download or read book State of the Nation written by John Daniel and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology provides insightful political analysis of post-apartheid South Africa. Written by leading South African intellectuals, these analyses cover topics such as unemployment, trade unionism, race relations, land reform, education, international relations, and the South Africanisation of the African economy. Within each work the inherited apartheid legacy, the policies introduced to overcome those legacies, and the effectiveness of those policies are addressed.
