Local Government and Democracy in Britain

Neil Barnett, J. Chandler

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Manchester University Press
01 December 2023

Comparative politics; Political structures: democracy

Series: Manchester University Press

This book examines the crisis in UK local government, looking at how the system has changed throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and asking what lies ahead.

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.

By: Neil Barnett, J. Chandler
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 507g
ISBN: 9781526150646
ISBN 10: 1526150646
Series: Manchester University Press
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction 1 The evolution of the twentieth-century system 2 Theorising local government in Britain 3 Changing the boundaries 4 Can local governments govern? Powers and resources 5 Restructuring democracy within local authorities 6 Central control and local autonomy 7 How have local authorities coped with change? 8 Local government as expedient agencies of central government 9 Is there any possibility of change? Conclusions and reflections Index -- .

Neil Barnett is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Leeds Beckett University J. A. Chandler is Emeritus Professor for Local Governance at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University

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Local Government and Democracy in Britain

Neil Barnett, J. Chandler

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