English Local Government / / Herman Finer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Finer, Herman,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1934]; ©1934
• Year of Publication: 1934
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Part I. Nature and Problems --; 1. The Place of Local Government in Modern England --; 2. The Main Problems of Local Government --; Part II. Areas and Functions --; 3. The Administrative County --; 4. The County Boroughs and the Municipal Boroughs --; 5. Districts; Municipal Boroughs; The Parish; The Criteria of an Area for Purposes of Local Government --; 6. Some Services of Regional Importance --; 7. The Future of Areas of Local Government --; Part III. Constitution, Powers and Organization --; 8. The Constitution and Powers of Local Authorities: Judicial Control --; 9. The Internal Organization of Local Authorities --; 10. The Municipal Civil Service --; Part IV. The Central-Local Relationship --; 11. History and Character of the Central-Local Relationship --; 12. The Means of Control by the Central Government over the Local Authorities --; 13. Inspection in General --; 14. Inspection in Poor Relief; Public Health; Roads --; 15. Inspection of Local Educational Authorities --; 16. Inspection of the Police Forces --; Part V. The Finance of Local Government --; 17. Local Expenditure and Income --; 18. Principles and Machinery of Local Rates --; 19. Principles and Machinery of Local Rates (Continued) --; 20. Grants-In-Aid --; 21. London --; Concluding Observations --; A Note on Books --; Additional Note --; Table of Cases --; Table of Statutes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231881647; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/fine91018
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Herman Finer.

Describes and explains the structure and operation of local government in England through a plain explanation of how and why it functions as it does.