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Austerity has left local government struggling to meet the demands for local services. In this context, this book asks 'what are the fundamental principles that should guide decision-making by local councillors and officers' It seeks to move the agenda from 'what works' to '...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Ines
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, v2014.
Temas:
Local government > Great Britain.
Administration locale > Grande-Bretagne.
89.57 political participation.
88.13 local government bodies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Local government
Strukturanpassung
Gemeindeverwaltung
Great Britain
Großbritannien
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""RECLAIMING LOCAL DEMOCRACY""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the author""; ""Glossary and some abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""The argument""; ""2. Learning from history""; ""The â€?good cityâ€?: 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 stateThe 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 democracyConclusion
  • 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 thoughtsReferences
  • Index

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