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Scottish local government /
This book provides academics, students, practitioners, journalists and others with a broad-ranging yet detailed account, not just of how local government actually works, but also the main political issues and debates surrounding its multi-faceted roles in contemporary Scotland.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2004.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Thinking politically : the nature of local government in Scotland
- 2. Mapping the networks and relationships of Scottish local authorities
- 3. Scottish local authority structures : from feudal burghs to single tier authorities
- 4. Council decision-making structures : from traditional administration to post-devolution modernisation
- 5. Councillors, elections and the electoral system : a healthy democratic foundation?
- 6. Beyond elections : non-electoral forms of public participation and non-elected local governance
- 7. Political parties in Scottish local government
- 8. Reconstructing accountability : value for money and the rise of the performance culture in Scottish councils
- 9. Financing Scottish local government
- 10. The bigger picture : central-local relations, multi-level governance and globalisation
- Conclusion : has devolution made a difference to local government in Scotland?