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Distilling a lifetime of work experience by its author, this book provides a broad-ranging analysis of the role of British local government, its methods of working and its historical and contemporary context. John Stewart argues that much past writing has presented local government as if it were a uniform institution. While recognizing that there are uniformities, he stresses the diversity that is to be found in the politics and management of local authorities and analyzes the pressures promoting uniformity and continuity as well as those promoting diversity and change.
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'...a useful and thought-provoking book about developments in local government.' - Brian Jacobs, Environment and Planning
'Written with the customary elegance, reasoned and substantiated argument that I have come to expect of the doyen of British local government studies...the book's strength is its methodical historical and contemporary analysis, providing a wide-ranging description and defence of local government.' - Paul Carmichael, Political Studies
'John Stewart's views are always a great stimulus to thought....For anyone wanting to understand what local government in Britain is really like, this is the book to read.' - Local Government Studies
'[E]ssential reading for anyone working in or seeking to understand the evoluation and character of local government.' - Municipal Journal
About the Author:
'Written with the customary elegance, reasoned and substantiated argument that I have come to expect of the doyen of British local government studies...the book's strength is its methodical historical and contemporary analysis, providing a wide-ranging description and defence of local government.' - Paul Carmichael, Political Studies
'John Stewart's views are always a great stimulus to thought....For anyone wanting to understand what local government in Britain is really like, this is the book to read.' - Local Government Studies
'[E]ssential reading for anyone working in or seeking to understand the evoluation and character of local government.' - Municipal Journal
John Stewart is Emeritus Professor at the University of Birmingham.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 031222639X
- ISBN 13 9780312226398
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages310
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