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Reviving local democracy : New Labour, new politics? /

This book offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. It draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governanc...

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Autor principal: Rao, Nirmala, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • REVIVING LOCAL DEMOCRACY; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. New times for local democracy; 2. Local democracy and after; 3. The failed promise of reform; 4. Civic-minded Britain?; 5. The reluctant voter; 6. The third way and democratic reform; 7. The modernising agenda: enhancing participation; 8. The modernising agenda: new forms of political leadership; 9. Prospects for a new politics; Bibliography; Appendix A: The surveys; Appendix B:The legislation.