Structural reform of British local government

Informationen zum Autor Michael Chisholm was Professor of Geography at the university of Cambridge until retiring in 1996 Klappentext The only book which examines the 1990s structural reform of local government throughout Great Britain, written by someone directly involved in the process. Zusammenfassung The only book which examines the 1990s structural reform of local government throughout Great Britain! written by someone directly involved in the process. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Why structural reform in the 1990s3. The roving review of shire England4. Estimating the costs and benefits of change in England5. Services, communities and private opinion6. Parliament legislates for Scotland and Wales7. The actual costs of reorganisation8. How well are the new arrangements working?9. ConclusionEpilogueAppendix 1: Initial directions to the Local Government Commission for England for the review timetableAppendix 2: Supplementary credit approvals and capitalisation directionsAppendix 3: Estimation of 'missing' data for supplementary credit approvals: England

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The only book which examines the 1990s structural reform of local government throughout Great Britain, written by someone directly involved in the process.

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1. Introduction 2. Why structural reform in the 1990s 3. The roving review of shire England 4. Estimating the costs and benefits of change in England 5. Services, communities and private opinion 6. Parliament legislates for Scotland and Wales 7. The actual costs of reorganisation 8. How well are the new arrangements working? 9. Conclusion Epilogue Appendix 1: Initial directions to the Local Government Commission for England for the review timetable Appendix 2: Supplementary credit approvals and capitalisation directions Appendix 3: Estimation of 'missing' data for supplementary credit approvals: England