Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends

This paper traces the history of local government in England (as opposed to the United Kingdom) since the early nineteenth century, and explores five long-term trends in its evolution. These are path dependence; the occurrence of major structural change; the phenomenon of policy reversal; the treat...

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Main Author: John Parr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2020-12-01
Series:Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
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Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/7382