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Local Governmentby Howard Elcock
Routledge 1994; US$ 59.95New updated edition of a comprehensive text which reveals how British local government really works. Now covers new management structures and the impact of Conservative reforms on finance and services. more...
Beyond Westminster and Whitehallby R.A. Rhodes
Routledge 1988; US$ 59.95Beyond Westminster and Whitehall provides the first comprehensive account of the range of sub-central government institutions that are responsible for the delivery of services to citizens. These bodies are the warp and weft of the British system of government and yet are all too frequently ignored. For a full understanding of British government, the study of sub-central government is of equivalent importance to that of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and Parliament. more...
Metropolitan Governance in the 21st Centuryby Hubert Heinelt; Kü; Daniel bler
Routledge 2005; US$ 39.95This book offers a cross-national analysis of contemporary issues and challenges for the governing of urban regions. more...
Models of Local Governanceby William L. Miller; Prof Malcolm Dickson; Gerry Stoker
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2000; US$ 130.00From 1979 to 1997 Britain was a laboratory for experiments in local governance as the control and delivery of local services was switched from elected councils to appointed boards (quangos), private companies or self-management.This book is about four models of local governance: the traditional 'localist' model, the New Right's 'individual' model, the New Left's 'mobilisation' model, and government's own 'centralist' model.It tests them against public opinion as expressed in 2203 interviews with ordinary citizens, 788 with councillors, and 902 with members of appointed boards. more...
Electoral Reform at Workby Philip Salmon
Boydell & Brewer 2002; US$ 80.00The Reform Act of 1832 set in motion the political transformation of Britain. Drawing on hitherto neglected local archives, Dr Salmon demonstrates how the practical details of this extensively debated Parliamentary reform, aided by the workings of the New Poor Law (1834) and Municipal Corporations Act (1835), had a profound impact on borough and county politics, laying the constitutional foundations for the representative democracy of the Victorians. more...
A Research Agenda for Assessing the Impact of Fragmented Governance on Southwestern Pennsylvania by Sally Sleeper; Henry Willis; Stephen Rattien; Adrienn Lanczos
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95The examples presented in this preliminary report provide an overview of the important characteristics of local government and examples from other regions of achievements gained through restructuring. More definitive information, along the lines discussed in the report, can provide a foundation to move forward and, if potential benefits are apparent, to define a unified vision and set of goals for governance and economic development in Allegheny County. more...
Metropolitan Governance And Spatial Planningby Willem Salet; Anton Kreukels
Taylor & Francis 2002; US$ 62.95This book explores the relationship between the arrangements for metropolitan decision-making and the co-ordination of spatial policy and compares approaches across a wide range of European Cities. more...
Results that Matterby Paul Epstein; Paul M. Coates; Lyle D. Wray; David Swain
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 32.00Today's communities—whether they are currently strong, or struggling to survive—face difficult challenges if they want to be tomorrow's healthy, vibrant communities. The challenge for leaders and citizens of modern communities is not just to solve specific problems today. Their real challenge is to keep learning from their experience so they can keep improving their communities tomorrow. Results That Matter will provide a new governance framework for using valuable tools of community improvement—especially performance measurement and citizen engagement—to empower communities to achieve the outcomes their citizens most desire. Government and nonprofit managers will learn how to combine these tools in new ways, not only... more...
Vision For London, 1889-1914by Susan D. Pennybacker
Taylor & Francis 1995; US$ 136.00The world's largest municipal government at the opening of this century sought to master the prob- lems of metropolitan amelioration, political econ- omy & public culture. 'London Progressivism' is tested against its practitioners' accomplishments. more...
Globalism and Local Democracyby Robin Hambleton; Hank V. Savitch; Murray Stewart
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2003; US$ 109.00This title addresses three questions through its three-part structure: what is the nature of the globalization?; what resulting challenges now confront cities and localities?; and, how can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy? more...









