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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2020-12-01
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| 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 |
| Summary: | 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 treatment of urban areas; and resistance to regional government. The author concludes that throughout the period under study, policy towards local government has exhibited a ‘pendulum effect’, with two opposing emphases operating in a sequential, rather than a simultaneous manner.
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| ISSN: | 1836-0394 |