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The Politics of Local Government

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Gerry Stoker
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introducing Local Government

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Local Government in Context

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 3-29

    3. Elected Local Government

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 30-51

    4. Non-Elected Local Government

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 52-79

  3. Local Government in Operation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. The Internal Politics of Local Authorities

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 83-105

    3. Local Interest Group Politics

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 106-128

    4. Central-Local Relations and Policy Networks

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 129-149

  4. Key Issues for Local Government

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. The Battle over Local Spending

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 153-172

    3. Privatising Local Government

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 173-191

  5. Theories of Local Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Theories of Local Government and Politics

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 217-244

    3. The Future of Local Government

      • Gerry Stoker
      Pages 245-264

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 265-294
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The last decade has seen an increase in political and ideological conflict in local government. This book analyzes this context and examines both the operation of elected local authorities and the rise of a non-directly elected local governement.
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