"Explaining Local Government" uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how local government in Britain has evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott observes, 'one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world'. The book is accessible to 'A' level and undergraduate students as an introduction to the development of local government in Britain but also balances values and political practice in relation to the evolving structures to provide a theory of the evolution of the system for the specialist based on primary research.
- ISBN10 0719067065
- ISBN13 9780719067068
- Publish Date 31 August 2013 (first published 19 July 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 October 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Manchester University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English