Explaining local government : local government in Britain since 1800 / J.A. Chandler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandler, J. A., author.

Series:

EBL-Schweitzer

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Great Britain.

Decentralization in government.

Local government--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Local government.

Local government--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

Online edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this work, J.A. Chandler explains how local government in Britain has evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott observes, 'one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world'.

Contents:

Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Local government before 1832; 2 The impact of industrialisation; 3 Compromise and confusion: the ad hoc local governments of mid-Victorian Britain; 4 Municipal government to its zenith; 5 Restructuring local government; 6 The turning point: growth with decline; 7 The slow road to 'modernisation'; 8 War and social democracy; 9 'Modernising' the system 1951-79; 10 Professionalism and alienation; 11 Thatcher and Major; 12 New Labour; 13 Accounting for the evolution of local government in Britain; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78170-135-0

1-84779-209-X

OCLC:

818847181