Modern local government /
Morphet, Janice.
Modern local government / Janice Morphet. - Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 184 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-175) and index.
Introduction -- Great expectations -- the position in 1997 -- New approaches to decision making in local authorities -- Promoting well-being and the community's interest -- Performance and freedoms -- Delivery with partners -- procurement, privatisation, partnerships, trading, and choice -- Joining-up around customers -- the role of e-government -- Councillors, standards, and corruption -- future of local government finance -- New localism -- Local strategic partnerships -- the way forward -- Parishes, town councils, and neighbourhood working -- Regions, sub-regions, and London -- What is the future of local government? Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
How does local governance operate in the United Kingdom today? 'Modern Local Government' reviews and explains the complex on-going process of post-1997 modernisation in local government.
9781849202619 (electronic bk.) 1849202613 (electronic bk.) 0761943757 (pbk.) 9780761943754 (pbk.) 9781446215692 (ebook) 1446215695 (ebook) (hbk.) (hbk.) (pbk.)
9786612020469
202046 MIL
Local government--Great Britain.
Municipal services--Great Britain.
Administration locale--Grande-Bretagne.
Services municipaux--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration.
Local government.
Municipal services.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JS3111 / .M67 2008eb
352.14/0941
Modern local government / Janice Morphet. - Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2008. - 1 online resource (xii, 184 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-175) and index.
Introduction -- Great expectations -- the position in 1997 -- New approaches to decision making in local authorities -- Promoting well-being and the community's interest -- Performance and freedoms -- Delivery with partners -- procurement, privatisation, partnerships, trading, and choice -- Joining-up around customers -- the role of e-government -- Councillors, standards, and corruption -- future of local government finance -- New localism -- Local strategic partnerships -- the way forward -- Parishes, town councils, and neighbourhood working -- Regions, sub-regions, and London -- What is the future of local government? Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
How does local governance operate in the United Kingdom today? 'Modern Local Government' reviews and explains the complex on-going process of post-1997 modernisation in local government.
9781849202619 (electronic bk.) 1849202613 (electronic bk.) 0761943757 (pbk.) 9780761943754 (pbk.) 9781446215692 (ebook) 1446215695 (ebook) (hbk.) (hbk.) (pbk.)
9786612020469
202046 MIL
Local government--Great Britain.
Municipal services--Great Britain.
Administration locale--Grande-Bretagne.
Services municipaux--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Affairs & Administration.
Local government.
Municipal services.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JS3111 / .M67 2008eb
352.14/0941