English Local Government / / 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.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1934] ©1934 |
| Year of Publication: | 1934 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- 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