Humanities & Social Sciences
Local government and democracy in Britain
by Neil Barnett, J. Chandler
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Local government in the UK is in crisis. It is now neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principle units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the previous 200 years local government has moved from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision-making. These changes seriously undermine the important role that local government can play in liberal democracy in the UK. The book explains the nature of local government today and asks if there is any possibility of change.
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Local government in the UK is in crisis. It is neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principal units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the past 200 years local government has changed from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision making. These changes undermine the important role that local government can bring to the effectiveness of liberal democracy in the UK. Providing a much-needed update on the structures and powers of local government since 2010, Local government and democracy in Britain explains the nature of local government today. It asks if there is any prospect of change and suggests possibilities for reversing the decline in local government. Written in an accessible style, the volume will be of interest to local government activists, policymakers, academics and students in the field, as well as the general public. Popular involvement in local decision-making is one of few practical means that enables citizens to understand political culture. This book illustrates why it is vital.
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Local government in the UK is in crisis. It is neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principal units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the past 200 years local government has changed from a system in which local interests held governance over localities to one in which central government and national and multi-national agencies such as corporate businesses hold governance over local and community decision making. These changes undermine the important role that local government can bring to the effectiveness of liberal democracy in the UK. Providing a much-needed update on the structures and powers of local government since 2010, Local government and democracy in Britain explains the nature of local government today. It asks if there is any prospect of change and suggests possibilities for reversing the decline in local government. Written in an accessible style, the volume will be of interest to local government activists, policymakers, academics and students in the field, as well as the general public. Popular involvement in local decision-making is one of few practical means that enables citizens to understand political culture. This book illustrates why it is vital.
Author Biography
J. A. Chandler is Professor of Local Governance in the Faculty of Organisation and Management, Sheffield Hallam University
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date June 2025
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526191335 / 1526191334
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPrint PDF
- Pages312
- ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions216 X 138 mm
- Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 5222
- SeriesManchester University Press
- Reference Code17919
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