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Modern Local Government/ (Record no. 192887)

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000 -LEADER
fixed length control field	00317nam a2200109Ia 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9781446215692
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency	Department of Political Science
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Janice Morphet
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Modern Local Government/
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	New York;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	SAGE,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2008.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	Chapter 1: Introduction<br/>Why Local Government?<br/>The Debate on Central-Local Relations<br/>The Context of Local Government Reform<br/>How Do They Do it Elsewhere?<br/>The Notion of Social Capital<br/>The Relationship between Local Performance and the Economy<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 2: Great Expectations – The Position in 1997<br/>Introduction<br/>The View of Local Government: The Legacy of Expectation<br/>The Concern of the 1997 New Labour Government: The Legacy of Fear<br/>Paving the Way for Reform<br/>Real Issues on the Agenda: Which Key Issues Did Local Authorities Face in 1997?<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 3: New Approaches to Decision Making in Local Authorities<br/>Introduction: Implementing Local Government Reform<br/>The New Council Constitutions<br/>Electoral Arrangements<br/>The Role of the Council<br/>The Role of the Executive<br/>Scrutiny and Overview<br/>The Emerging Roles of Local Councillors<br/>Reforming Local Government Representation at the Centre<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 4: Promoting Well-Being and the Community's Interest<br/>Introduction<br/>Understanding the Role of a General Power of Competence – The European Charter of Local Self-Governance<br/>The Duty to Promote the Economic, Social, and Environmental Well-Being of the Communities Being Served<br/>Promoting Community Leadership<br/>Community Strategies<br/>Community Leadership and CPA<br/>Community Strategies and Local Agenda 21 (LA21): Towards Environmental Well-Being<br/>Community Strategies and Local Development Frameworks (LDFs)<br/>Removing Plan Requirements<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 5: Performance and Freedoms<br/>Introduction<br/>The Role of the Audit Commission<br/>Best Value: Why Competition?<br/>The Best-Value Process<br/>Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)<br/>Does Performance Assessment Work?<br/>Intervention<br/>Capacity for Delivery<br/>Freedoms and Flexibilities<br/><br/>Chapter 6: Delivery with Partners – Procurement, Privatisation, Partnerships, Trading, and Choice<br/>Introduction<br/>Local Authorities as Employers<br/>Privatisation<br/>Joint Service Delivery between Local Authorities<br/>Strategic Partnering<br/>The Lyons and Gershon Reviews: From Central to Local Delivery?<br/>Choice<br/>The Growing Potential for the Voluntary Sector<br/><br/>Chapter 7: Joining-up around Customers – The Role of E-Government<br/>Introduction<br/>The Problems of Silo Government for the Citizen<br/>Implementing Local E-Government<br/>Local Implementation of E-Government<br/>Developing and Implementing Priority Outcomes<br/>The Barriers to Citizen Engagement and Delivery<br/>Efficiency and E-Government<br/>Conclusions: Changing the Citizen's Relationship with Government?<br/><br/>Chapter 8: Councillors, Standards, and Corruption<br/>Introduction<br/>The System before the Local Government Act 2000<br/>The Nolan Committee on Standards in Public Life<br/>The Standards Board for England<br/>Planning<br/>The Conduct of Local Authority Staff<br/>Public Service Ethics<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 9: The Future of Local Government Finance<br/>Introduction<br/>Local Government's Constitutional Role and Finance<br/>Central Direction and Local Discretion – Assessing the Boundaries<br/>The Continuing Legacy of the Layfield Committee<br/>The Dynamics of Efficiency<br/>The Use of Property Assets – An Example of Improving Efficiency at the Local Level<br/>A New Freedom – The Case of Business Rates<br/>A New Localist Solution?<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 10: New Localism<br/>Introduction<br/>The Rise of New Localism<br/>Place Shaping<br/>Pressures for Reductions in Local Power<br/>Culture and Habit<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 11: Local Strategic Partnerships – The Way Forward<br/>Introduction<br/>Partnership Working – Programmes and Policies<br/>Local Strategic Partnerships<br/>How are LSPs Developing?<br/>The Future for LSPs, LAAs, and Public Service Boards?<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 12: Parishes, Town Councils, and Neighbourhood Working<br/>Introduction<br/>Developments since 1997<br/>Parish and Town Councils<br/>Devolved Working in Local Authorities<br/>Emerging Forms of Local Management<br/>Neighbourhood Development in the Future<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 13: Regions, Sub-Regions, and London<br/>Introduction<br/>Why Regionalism?<br/>Regional Working in England 1993–2004 – Moving from Central Ways of Working<br/>Regionalising the Centre<br/>How Have These Regional Arrangements Worked for Local Government in England?<br/>Sub-Regions<br/>London<br/><br/><br/><br/>Chapter 14: What is the Future of Local Government?<br/>Introduction<br/>Shaping Influences for the Future of Local Government<br/><br/>
856 ## - ONLINE RESOURCES
url	http://sk.sagepub.com/books/modern-local-government
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	e-Books

Holdings
Home library	Current library	Accession number	Koha item type
Central Library, Sikkim University	Central Library, Sikkim University	E-570	e-Books