Local government : policy and management in local authorities /

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Author / Creator:Elcock, H. J. (Howard James)
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Description:xii, 353 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1672014
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ISBN:0415101670
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [330]-343.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part One. The World of Local Government
  • 1. Local government and the British political system
  • 2. The development and reform of local government
  • Part Two. The Dramatis Personae
  • 3. The local councillor
  • 4. The integrated roles of members and officers
  • Part Three. The Provision and Delivery of Services
  • 5. Services for citizens
  • 6. The police and emergency services
  • 7. The mangagement of resources
  • Part Four. Planning, Mangagement and Co-ordination
  • 8. Planning: the reduction of uncertainty
  • 9. The rise and rise of public management
  • 10. Local governance: local authorities and the other local governments
  • 11. Concluding speculations
  • References
  • Index