Half a Century of Municipal Decline, 1935-85 - Softcover
Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to continued growth and expansion in the role of local government, which was seen as the main vehicle for the social programmes of the comeing Welfare State. That optimism was misplaced. Many of the trends of the early twentieth century have been reveresed. From the vantage point of 1985, local government was in crisis so severe that its continued existence was called into question. In this unique book eleven authors explain what happened and how the local government system weakened. Political, financial, economic and legal issues are explored, as are factors such as housing, planning, and social welfare.
This book was first published in 1985.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0043521207
- ISBN 13 9780043521205
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
- EditorGelfand David, Loughlin Martin, Young Ken
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