Quality of life and public management : redefining development in the local environment / John Whitelegg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitelegg, J. (John), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quality of life--Great Britain.

Quality of life.

Local government--Great Britain.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Quality of Life and Public Management explores the possibility for a dramatic and significant improvement in quality of life for all population groups and sub-groups in the UK. Strongly evidence-based, the book draws on case study data and comparisons into local and central government structure, funding, policy, cultures and outcomes from a number of EU countries, such as Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. It shows that quality of life on a number of important criteria is superior in these other countries than it is in the UK. The book makes a strong argument that it is possible to

Contents:

A tale of three cities and two rural areas

You can't compare us with them

Children

Older people

The built environment

Air pollution

Renewable energy

Resilience

What do they do that we don't do : the role of age and gender in political representation and budgets

The power of local governemnt to do things

Life in 2030.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-23588-4

1-283-71003-X

0-203-10156-1

1-136-23589-2

9780203101568

OCLC:

817889693