{"product_id":"local-government-today-politics-today-9780719076954","title":"Local government today Politics Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fourth edition of Local government today is currently the most up-to-date textbook on local government in Britain. It analyses the structure and role of local government in the light of the most recent changes to the system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of maps, figures and tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e1.The local government system\u003cbr\u003e2.The structure of the system\u003cbr\u003e3.The functions of local authorities\u003cbr\u003e4. Finance and its control\u003cbr\u003e5. Local government and the state\u003cbr\u003e6.Stewardship\u003cbr\u003e7. Policy making and democracy\u003cbr\u003e8. Leaders, councillors and the party system\u003cbr\u003e9. Bureaucracy and employees\u003cbr\u003e10. Management and accountability\u003cbr\u003e11. Interests, business and the media\u003cbr\u003e12. Patterns of government\u003cbr\u003e13. The future in a comparative context\u003cbr\u003eAppendix    \u003cbr\u003eDates concerning major developments for local government in Britain\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884274037079,"sku":"9780719076954","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/local-government-today-politics-today-9780719076954","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}