Local Government in England: Centralisation, Autonomy and Control

by Mark Roberts, Colin Copus, Rachel Wall

Book Overview

The book explores the claim that English local government exists in one of the most centralised relationships with national government. Such a position fundamentally undermines any notion of local self-government and makes the term 'government' in local government a misnomer. The book will examine how the erosion of the autonomy, powers, roles, functions and responsibilities of English local government came about, the arguments of centralisers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349953717
• ISBN13: 9781349953714
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"