Explaining local government : Local government in Britain since 1800.

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""Explaining Local Government"" uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how local government in Britain has evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chandler, J. A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.
Temas:
1800-1999
Decentralization in government > Great Britain.
Local government > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Local government > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Administration locale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Administration locale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Decentralization in government
Local government
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 9780719067068; 9780719067068; 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.

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