Local Government from Thatcher to Blair by Hugh Atkinson

Local Government from Thatcher to Blair by Hugh Atkinson

A An important new text offering the most up--to--date overview and analysis available of recent changes in local government. A Offers an original approach to the area, arguing that in the face of attempts to severely limit their autonomy, local governments have developed new opportunities to maintain an active policy--making role.

'This book is a powerful and exciting statement of the creative autonomy of British local GovernmentIt explores how local authorities have found ways of pursuing innovative strategies, even in adversity. It is well-informed and right up-to-date in the concerns it raises. The authors' arguments represent a powerful corrective to the currently dominant academic and political "common sense", with its simple slogal of "modernisation".' Allan Cochrane, Open University

'The book has much to offer. Its promotion of the concept of creative autonomy is forceful, insightful, and a valuable contribution to the literature on local governance in the United Kingdom.' Environment and Planning

"This is an excellent book combining the offer of a comprehensive and authoritative text suitable for advanced undergraduates and masters students with the advancement of an important thesis." Social Policy

Dr Hugh Atkinson is principal lecturer in politics and head of the Politics Division at South Bank University. His specialism is British local government and he is co-author of British Local Government since 1979; The End of an era?

Stuart Wilks-Heeg has researched and published widely in the area of local government and urban policy, and is the co-author of British Local Government since 1979; The End of an era? and Talking About Tomorrow: A new Radical Politics., he is Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, University of Salford.

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ISBN 13	9780745622040
ISBN 10	0745622046
Title	Local Government from Thatcher to Blair
Author	Hugh Atkinson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2000-10-18
Number of pages	320
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