Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends

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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Key words: county; metropolitan county; unitary authority; combined authority; official region.
Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/7382
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spelling doaj-ea3d60c5b17f4533ab9134c598fc32bf2021-02-03T02:36:17ZengUTS ePRESSCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance1836-03942020-12-012310.5130/cjlg.vi23.7382Local government in England: evolution and long-term trendsJohn Parr0University College London 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. https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/7382Key words: county; metropolitan county; unitary authority; combined authority; official region.
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Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Key words: county; metropolitan county; unitary authority; combined authority; official region.
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title Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
title_short Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
title_full Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
title_fullStr Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
title_full_unstemmed Local government in England: evolution and long-term trends
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description 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.
topic Key words: county; metropolitan county; unitary authority; combined authority; official region.
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