Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- About the author
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Localism Act, Open Public Services and the neoliberalisation of councils
- 2 Imposed ‘metro’ mayors: new wine in old bottles
- 3 Police and Crime Commissioners: another ‘half-baked import’
- 4 Local government finance
- 5 Towards a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- About the author
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Localism Act, Open Public Services and the neoliberalisation of councils
- 2 Imposed ‘metro’ mayors: new wine in old bottles
- 3 Police and Crime Commissioners: another ‘half-baked import’
- 4 Local government finance
- 5 Towards a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- Who Stole the Town Hall?The End of Local Government as We Know It, pp. viPublisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2017