Reclaiming local democracy : a progressive future for local government / Ines Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Ines, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Great Britain--Citizen participation.

Local government.

Local government--Great Britain--Administration.

Democracy--Great Britain.

Democracy.

Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Combining theory and international practice, this book examines how local government can develop active citizens and make a difference to the well-being of those in disadvantaged areas.

Contents:

""RECLAIMING LOCAL DEMOCRACY""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the author""; ""Glossary and some abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""The argument""; ""2. Learning from history""; ""The �good city�: Victorian paternalism""; ""Keynesian welfare state""; ""The welfare state under pressure""; ""The New Right""; ""Creative autonomy and the new urban Left""; ""Why did this change happen?""; ""New Labour""; ""The 2010 Coalition Government and localism""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. Injustice""; ""Current government policy""; ""Injustice""

""Neo-liberalism and the autonomy of the local state""""The inadequacies of current solutions""; ""Partnership and joined-up governance""; ""Public value""; ""The relational state""; ""Conclusion""; ""4. An ethical framework for local government""; ""Does the policy rest on a firm ethical foundation?""; ""Does the policy reinforce mutual obligations through universal provision?""; ""Does the policy address rights?""; ""Does the policy address distributive justice?""; ""Does the policy lead to a deeper understanding of citizenship and the common good?""

""Does the policy address recognition and emancipation?""""Does the policy help professionals deal with day-to-day ethical problems?""; ""Does the policy consider future generations and promote sustainability?""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. Reclaiming local democracy""; ""Defining democracy, accountability and participation""; ""Democracy is not in terminal decline but the model of democratic elitism is dominant""; ""Representative and participative democracy""; ""Reframing local democracy""; ""How councillors can enhance participatory democracy""

""Note on councillors and representative democracy""""Conclusion""; ""6. Recapturing discourse""; ""Is language important?""; ""Economic and market discourse""; ""Responsibility discourse""; ""Motherhood and apple pie discourse""; ""Alternative discourse strategies""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. The future""; ""Bringing together the key arguments of the book""; ""Starting from an ethical framework""; ""Working for national transformation with external social movements""; ""Reclaiming capacity""; ""Reclaiming autonomy""; ""Democracy in the workplace""; ""Supporting citizen agency""

""Final thoughts""""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-0892-1

OCLC:

881035207