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Rethinking Local Democracy

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Desmond King

    1. St John’s College, Oxford, UK

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  2. Gerry Stoker

    1. University of Strathclyde, UK

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Part of the book series: Government beyond the Centre (GBC)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Normative Theories of Local Government and Democracy

    • Gerry Stoker
    Pages 1-27

  3. Theorising Democracy and Local Government

    • David Beetham
    Pages 28-49

  4. Public Choice and Local Governance

    • Keith Dowding
    Pages 50-66

  5. Public Services, Efficiency and Local Democracy

    • Kieron Walsh
    Pages 67-88

  6. The Value of Locality

    • Elizabeth Frazer
    Pages 89-110

  7. Feminism and the Attractions of the Local

    • Anne Phillips
    Pages 111-129

  8. Green Arguments for Local Democracy

    • Hugh Ward
    Pages 130-157

  9. Theories of Local Democracy in the United States

    • Harold Wolman
    Pages 158-173

  10. Normative Theories of Local Government: A European Comparison

    • Mike Goldsmith
    Pages 174-192

  11. From Theories to Practices: Looking for Local Democracy in Britain

    • Allan Cochrane
    Pages 193-213

  12. Conclusion

    • Desmond King
    Pages 214-223

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 224-254
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The transformation of British local government into a new and complex system of local governance raises fundamental theoretical questions as well as empirical ones. Rethinking Local Democracy argues that traditional defences of local government are no longer adequate and that the case for local autonomy and local democracy needs to be radically rethought. It brings together a set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading academics designed to stimulate and contribute to debate on these issues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • St John’s College, Oxford, UK

    Desmond King

  • University of Strathclyde, UK

    Gerry Stoker

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