Stewart John
Modernisisng British local government: An assessment of labour's reform programme - New York Palgrave MacMillan 2003 - 273p
0-333-96465-9
Local government in Great Britain.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Great Britain in Politics and government in 1997-
Modernization program : Government's analysis
Challenges of community leadership : Enshrining in law, rationale for community leadership, community planning, neighborhood management and renewal challenges of central government
Democratic renewal for local government : Government's policies, weaknesses in local democracy, public apathy challenged, innovation in democratic practice
Main options for political structure : Strengths and weaknesses of committee system, government's proposal enacted
making new political structure work : Legislation
Councilors and modernization program : Political background, government's proposal, recruitment and retention, local government associations
Best value and improving performance
Local public service agreements, reform of public services, comprehensive performance framework
Management for modernization : Consumer and customer, effective leadership, performance measures and performance management, e- government, private sector models
Towards regional government : Unhappy story of local government reorganization, greater London authority, issues of reorganization reopened by regional government
Have central- local relations been modernized
Modernization and local government finance : Reforming government grants, ring-fencing and special grants, capital finance
Strength and weaknesses of modernization program, changing local government, changing central local relations and changing central government
352 / STE/M
Modernisisng British local government: An assessment of labour's reform programme - New York Palgrave MacMillan 2003 - 273p
0-333-96465-9
Local government in Great Britain.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Great Britain in Politics and government in 1997-
Modernization program : Government's analysis
Challenges of community leadership : Enshrining in law, rationale for community leadership, community planning, neighborhood management and renewal challenges of central government
Democratic renewal for local government : Government's policies, weaknesses in local democracy, public apathy challenged, innovation in democratic practice
Main options for political structure : Strengths and weaknesses of committee system, government's proposal enacted
making new political structure work : Legislation
Councilors and modernization program : Political background, government's proposal, recruitment and retention, local government associations
Best value and improving performance
Local public service agreements, reform of public services, comprehensive performance framework
Management for modernization : Consumer and customer, effective leadership, performance measures and performance management, e- government, private sector models
Towards regional government : Unhappy story of local government reorganization, greater London authority, issues of reorganization reopened by regional government
Have central- local relations been modernized
Modernization and local government finance : Reforming government grants, ring-fencing and special grants, capital finance
Strength and weaknesses of modernization program, changing local government, changing central local relations and changing central government
352 / STE/M