Local Government and State Aid: An Essay on the Effect on Local Administration and Finance of the Payment to Local Authorities of the Proceeds of Certain Imperial Taxes (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Local Government and State Aid: An Essay on the Effect on Local Administration and Finance of the Payment to Local Authorities of the Proceeds of Certain Imperial Taxes (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Sydney J. Chapman
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0266198082
- ISBN 13
- 9780266198086
- Item weight
- 447 grams
Explore how central tax proceeds shape local finance and governance.
This analytical work examines how payments from imperial taxes influence local administration, budgeting, and subventions across England and Wales. Written as a series of reasoned chapters, it blends theory with practical discussion of how localities raise and spend money.
In this edition, you’ll follow a clear argument about the division of government work, from the local parish to the county and beyond. It considers why strong local government matters for responsible budgeting, public services, and civic life, and it weighs the trade‑offs of centralized control versus local autonomy. The author uses historical and comparative examples to illuminate how funding decisions affect education, policing, and welfare.- How local and central authorities share fiscal responsibility and the impact on local services
- Different patterns of taxation and the burden they place on districts
- Discussions of education funding, police costs, and the logic of subventions
- Proposals for reform in districting, rate structures, and governance to improve efficiency
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