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Explaining Local Government: Local Government in Britain Since 1800

By J. A. Chandler

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0719067065, 9780719067068
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1012 kB (1035997 bytes)
Pages
384\385
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-12-02 18:17:49
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Description

Explaining Local Government uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how local government in Britain has evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott observes, 'one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world'. The book is accessible to 'A' level and undergraduate students as an introduction to the development of local government in Britain but also balances values and political practice in relation to the evolving structures to provide a theory of the evolution of the system for the specialist based on primary research.

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