1st Edition

The Government and Misgovernment of London

By William A. Robson Copyright 1939
    538 Pages
    by Routledge

    538 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book was first published in 1939.

     

     

     

    Part 1. The Past (since 1835)

    1. A revolution missed

    2. The city corporation

    3. The city companies

    4. The growth of population

    5. The establishment of the police force

    6. The metropolis management act, 1855

    7. The metropolitan board of works and vestries

    8. The city's opposition to reform

    9. The London city council

    10. The metropolitan borough councils

    11. The metropolitan water board

    12. The drainage and sewerage services

    13. The port of London and river authorities

    14. Highways, traffic and transport

    15. A word about omissions

    Part Two: The Present

    1. Conflict and confusion

    2. A jumble of authorities

    3. Unplanned development

    4. Highways and bridges

    5. Public cleansing

    6. Housing and slum clearance

    7. Public health

    8. Main drainage

    9. Electricity supply

    10. Wholesale food markets

    11. Finance

    12. Fire protection

    13. Education

    14. The Ullswater Commission on London Government

    Part Three: The Future

    1. The Great Leviathan

    2. What is London?

    3. A regional authority

    4. The ad hoc body

    5. The question of democracy

    6. The reform of the counties

    7. Local authorities in the region

    8. A new relationship

    9. The essentials of planning

    10. The Bressey Report

    11. Satellite towns

    12. Becontree and Dagenham: an object lesson

    13. The Barlow commission on population

    14. The prospects of reform

    Epilogue


     

     

    Biography

    William A. Robson