Centralisation, devolution and the future of local government in England /

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Main Authors: Leach, Steve, 1942 (Author)
Group Author: Stewart, John; Jones, G. W. George William
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge studies in British politics ; 1
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Carrier Form: xii, 179 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-171) and index.
ISBN: 9781138222380 (paperback) :
1138222380 (paperback)
Index Number: JS3111
CLC: D756.132
Call Number: D756.132/L434-2
Contents: Introduction : the plight of local government and central-local relations -- The justification for local government -- How the past can inform the present : five stages in the development of local government -- The myth of localism -- Central-local relations : an interpretation -- The need for constitutional change -- Rethinking local government finance -- Politics, parties and local democracy -- Central-local relations and local government reorganisation -- The devolution agenda -- Reflections and conclusions.