{"product_id":"the-reorganisation-of-british-local-government-old-orthodoxies-and-a-political-perspective-paperback-9780521294560","title":"The Reorganisation of British Local Government; Old Orthodoxies and a Political Perspective (Paperback) 9780521294560","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Reorganisation of British Local Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOld Orthodoxies and a Political Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Dearlove's aim is to make sense of the changes brought about by the Local Government Act of 1972 and the discussion they generated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Dearlove (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521294560, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 September 1979\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume was first published in 1979, just a few years after the Local Government Act of 1972 redrew the map of British local government. Local authorities were also encouraged to change their organization and methods of work; anxiety was expressed about finance, councillor 'calibre' and the credibility of the whole system itself; and neighbourhood councils and public participation in planning were introduced. John Dearlove's aim is to make sense of these changes and the discussion they generated. He does this by showing that both the official case for reorganization and the academic discussion of it have hindered their own understanding by uncritically accepting superficial traditional wisdoms which fail to reveal the concealed ideological positions behind reorganization. Thus, he aims to develop a truly political perspective on reorganisation which is rounded out and given greater depth by the insertion at appropriate points of comparative material drawn from American experience and studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Old orthodoxies and towards a political perspective\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Boundary Problem: 2. Democracy in local government\u003cbr\u003e 3. Efficiency and local government\u003cbr\u003e 4. Councillor calibre and the boundary problem\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Management Problem: 5. From traditional administration to corporate management\u003cbr\u003e 6. Orthodoxy explored\u003cbr\u003e 7. Organisational change and the problem of implementation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Councillor and official calibre and the management problem\u003cbr\u003e 9. A political perspective on the contemporary reorganisation of British local government\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Indices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000600809752,"sku":"9780521294560","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521294560i_23f5de1d-3660-4774-94ca-9ca6d40b2610.jpg?v=1691374724","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-reorganisation-of-british-local-government-old-orthodoxies-and-a-political-perspective-paperback-9780521294560","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}