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Transforming Local Governance: From Thatcherism to New Labour (Government beyond the Centre, 1) - Softcover

Stoker, Gerry

 
9780333802496: Transforming Local Governance: From Thatcherism to New Labour (Government beyond the Centre, 1)

Synopsis

Drawing on the author's unrivalled experience and expertise in both research and policy-making, this important new book provides a systematic assessment of the changing nature of local governance in Britain and a conceptual framework for understanding the new governance of localities. The author analyzes in detail what New Labour has been trying to do to local governance and management and assesses how and why it has achieved only a mixed record of change. The book concludes by providing a vision of good local governance and an assessment of future challenges for research and reform.

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About the Author

Gerry Stoker is Professor of Governance at the University of Southampton, UK.

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