Explaining local government: Local government in Britain since 1800

@inproceedings{Chandler2013ExplainingLG,
  title={Explaining local government: Local government in Britain since 1800},
  author={James A. Chandler},
  year={2013}
}
  • J. Chandler
  • Published 27 August 2013
  • Economics, Political Science, History
1. Local government before 1832 2. The impact of industrialisation 3. Compromise and confusion 4. Municipal government to its zenith 5. Restructuring local government 6. The turning point: growth with decline 7. The slow road to modernisation 8. War and social democracy 9. 'Modernising the system' 1951-1979 10. Professionalism and alienation 11. Thatcher and Major 12. New Labour 13. Accounting for the evolution of local government in Britain Appendices. 
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