The Government of London : : The struggle for reform /

The Government of London : : The struggle for reform / / Gerald Rhodes.

Following an enquiry by a Royal Commission in 1957-60, the London Government Act, 1963 made sweeping changes in the local government of Greater London. The London and Middlesex County Councils and many other smaller local authorities were abolished; the boundaries of Essex, Kent and Surrey were redr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
VerfasserIn:
Rhodes, Gerald,
MitwirkendeR:
Robson, William A.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1970
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Greater London Group
  • 1. Local Government in London
  • 2. The Herbert Commission (1): Evidence of Local Authorities and Local Authority Associations
  • 3. The Herbert Commission (2): Evidence of Government Departments, Political Parties, Professional Bodies and Universities
  • 4. The Report of the Herbert Commission
  • 5. From the Herbert Commission's Report to the Government's White Paper
  • 6. The White Paper on London Government
  • 7. Changes in the Government's Plan: the Labour Party's Opposition
  • 8. The Metropolitan Water Board: the New Boroughs
  • 9. Preparations for the London Government Bill
  • 10. The London Government Bill
  • 11. The Transition to the New System
  • 12. A Summing-up
  • APPENDICES
  • 1. Chronological Table of Main Events, 1957-65
  • 2. Comparison of Proposals in the Herbert Commission Report and Provisions of the London Government Act, 1963
  • 3. The London Boroughs
  • Notes
  • Index

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