{"product_id":"explaining-local-government-local-government-in-britain-since-1800-9780719067075","title":"Explaining Local Government Local Government in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplaining local government uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain since 1800 until the present day. The study explains how the institution evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Local government before 1832\u003cbr\u003e2. The impact of industrialisation\u003cbr\u003e3. Compromise and confusion: the ad hoc local governments of mid-Victorian Britain\u003cbr\u003e4. Municipal government to its zenith\u003cbr\u003e5. Restructuring local government\u003cbr\u003e6. The turning point: growth with decline\u003cbr\u003e7. The slow road to ‘modernisation’\u003cbr\u003e8. War and social democracy\u003cbr\u003e9. ‘Modernising’ the system 1951–79\u003cbr\u003e10. Professionalism and alienation\u003cbr\u003e11. Thatcher and Major\u003cbr\u003e12. New Labour\u003cbr\u003e13. Accounting for the evolution of local government in Britain\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037297836375,"sku":"9780719067075","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719067075.jpg?v=1750935221","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/explaining-local-government-local-government-in-britain-since-1800-9780719067075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}