{"product_id":"centralisation-devolution-and-the-future-of-local-government-in-england-paperback-1","title":"Centralisation, Devolution and the Future of Local Government in England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Leach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary state. The process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this field. However, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectified. This book fills this gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to British politics and governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Leach\u003c\/strong\u003e worked at the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) from 1977 to 1996, by which time he held the position of Reader. He was then appointed Professor of Local Government at De Montfort University, UK, a position he held until his retirement in 2009, and still holds on an Emeritus basis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e joined the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) at the University of Birmingham, UK, in 1966, and became Professor of Local Government in the early 1970s, a position he held until he retired in the late 1990s, and now holds on an Emeritus basis. He was a member of the Layfield committee on Local Government Finance (1974-1976), and has contributed to many other government inquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e joined the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1966 and was appointed Professor of Government in 1976, a position he held until his retirement in 2007 and which he later held on an Emeritus basis. He, too, was a member of the Layfield Committee and gave evidence to a range of other government inquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354459128057,"sku":"9781138222380","price":103.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aEVZaFNQanVqYTVXYmh5U3J4Y2diQT09_db086b5e-cfd0-4c2e-8d32-4dc075b6a39e.webp?v=1769838176","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/centralisation-devolution-and-the-future-of-local-government-in-england-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}