The changing role of local politics in Britain / / Stephen Leach.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Leach, Stephen,
• MitwirkendeR: Leach, Steve,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)

The Local Government Act 2000 has transformed the way in which local politics operates within local authorities. Local councillors have had to adjust to the introduction of elected mayors, cabinet government and scrutiny committees, and cope with a range of other new initiatives. This book is a unique attempt to provide a coherent analysis of the impact of these changes on the world of local politics. The book provides a comprehensive review of the operation of politics in local government, including the impact of national and local political parties on the behaviour of party groups in local authorities, the way party groups interact with each other, the changing role of local political leadership and the relationship of local politicians with senior council officers. The changing role of local politics in Britain Is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and their teachers on local government, politics, public policy and public administration courses, as well as officers in local authorities who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the political environment in which they work.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and exhibits -- Preface -- Parties and politics in local government: ‘the elephant in the room’? -- The national parties and local Government -- Modernisation, democratic renewal and elected mayors -- Local executive government: the impact of the ‘cabinet and leader’ model -- Councillors: servants of the people? -- The changing role of local political leadership -- The dynamics of party groups -- The dynamics of inter-party relations -- The role of local party networks -- The future of political parties in local government -- References -- Index