1st Edition
A History of Local Government in the Twentieth Century
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1978, this book covers all aspects of the development of local authorities; the changing types of people who worked in them – solicitors, trade unionists, politicians and reformers; the growing influence of political parties in local affairs; the widening concept of the purpose of local government and the attendant financial problems; the partnership and conflict with... Read more
1.Introduction 2. The Constitution of Local Authorities 3. Functions 4. Popularism 5. People in Local Government 6. Party Politics 7. Finance 8. Central Control 9. The Local Authority Associations 10. Reorganisation 11. The 1972 Act.
Biography
Bryan Keith-Lucas (1912-1996) was an English political scientist.
Peter G. Richards was Professor of Politics at the University of Southampton.
