Devolution and localism in England
by Smith, David M., Wistrich, Enid
fromEBL-Schweitzer
Combining historical and policy study with empirical research from a qualitative study of regional elites this book offers an original and timely insight into the progress of devolution of governance in England. With particular interest in how governments have tried and continue…
Combining historical and policy study with empirical research from a qualitative study of regional elites this book offers an original and timely insight into the progress of devolution of governance in England. With particular interest in how governments have tried and continue…
Cuts to education funding throughout the developed world are making it more important than ever that we understand the link between education, disadvantage, and place. This book focuses in depth on area-based initiatives in the struggle for educational equality, bringing togethe…
This book is the result of national research conducted amongst England?s directly elected mayors and the councillors that serve alongside them. It is the first such major publication to assess the impact on local politics of this new office and fills a gap in our understanding o…
The book explores the claim that English local government exists in one of the most centralised relationships with national government. Such a position fundamentally undermines any notion of local self-government and makes the term 'government' in local government a misnomer. Th…