Beschreibung:
Neil Barnett is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Leeds Beckett UniversityJim Chandler is Emeritus Professor for Local Governance at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University and has published extensively on Local Government and Public Policy
IntroductionPart I The development and structure of democratic local government in the United Kingdom2. Theories on the democratic value of local government3. A short history of United Kingdom local government to 20104. Local government today: structure and policy making5. Local government today: powers, services and resources6. From local government to national governance of localitiesPart II Critique of the present system7. Local government is not local8.Local government does not govern9. How central government policy makers view the system: the basis of the instrumentalism10. How local government can help create a revitalised liberal democracy11. Conclusion