Who Stole the Town Hall? : : The End of Local Government as We Know It /

Who Stole the Town Hall? : : The End of Local Government as We Know It / / Peter Latham.

In this provocative new book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government’s devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatisation of local government and other public services. Using illustrative examples from across the UK, including the so-called ‘Northern Powe...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
VerfasserIn:
Latham, Peter,
MitwirkendeR:
Bickerstaffe, Rodney,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (188 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • About the author
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • The Localism Act, Open Public Services and the Neoliberalisation of Councils
  • Imposed ‘Metro’ Mayors – New Wine in Old Bottles
  • Police and Crime Commissioners – Another ‘Half-Baked Import’
  • Local Government Finance
  • Towards a New Basis for Federal, Regional and Local Democracy
  • References
  • Index

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