The Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government

The Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government
Author: Steve Leach
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1994-09-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 134923589X

Local government organisation and management in Britain is in the throes of a major transformation brought about by changing economic, social and political circumstances and central government legislation. This book outlines the major pressures for change and analyses and assesses local government's response in terms of role, culture, structure and internal process. Particular attention is paid to the consequences of new decentralised, competitive/regulatory and enabling models of what local authorities should be like in the mid 1990s.

Local Government Management

Local Government Management
Author: Douglas J. Watson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134942788

Some of the very best writings on issues involving local government can be found in journals published by the American Society for Public Administration or journals with which ASPA is associated. This volume includes thirty of the most outstanding articles that have been published over the past sixty years in these journals. Local Government Management is an ideal supplement for any course in local management and administration, whether the audience is students or practicing professionals.

Management Policies in Local Government Finance

Management Policies in Local Government Finance
Author: John R. Bartle
Publisher: International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Local finance
ISBN: 9780873267656

At a time when the slow pace of economic recovery and continuing reductions in state and federal assistance underscore our need for strong leadership in financial management, this volume offers a deeper understanding of financial theory and practice for its own sake.

The Commercialisation of Sport

The Commercialisation of Sport
Author: Trevor Slack
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780714680781

Sport has become increasingly commercialised and there are many examples of close links that have developed between sport and business. This collection examines five of them in a global context.

Managing Local Government

Managing Local Government
Author: Kimberly L. Nelson
Publisher: CQ Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2017-08-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1506323367

Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government within historical context and provide strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Real-life scenarios and contemporary issues illustrate the organization and networks of local governments; the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of city and county managers; and the dynamics of the intergovernmental system. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text’s combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one.

Local Governance in Developing Countries

Local Governance in Developing Countries
Author: Anwar Shah
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821365665

This book provides a new institutional economics perspective on alternative models of local governance, offering a comprehensive view of local government organization and finance in the developing world. The experiences of ten developing/transition economies are reviewed to draw lessons of general interest in strengthening responsive, responsible, and accountable local governance. The book is written in simple user friendly language to facilitate a wider readership by policy makers and practitioners in addition to students and scholars of public finance, economics and politics.

Local Government Reorganisation

Local Government Reorganisation
Author: Steve Leach
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2013-07-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135255571

The Local Government Review raised issues of political process and decision-making theories. The interest lies in the insights provided by academic analysis, and the highlighting of the lessons to be learned. This volume attempts to respond to both these perspectives.

The Future of Local Government

The Future of Local Government
Author: John Stewart
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 1989-09-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349201790

Looking at the future of local government, this book examines the different changes, such as community charge and other financial changes, housing reforms, education reforms services, local democracy and other problems within the local government.

Local Democracy and Local Government

Local Democracy and Local Government
Author: Lawrence Pratchett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 269
Release: 1996-10-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349250228

The transformation of local governance in the 1980s and 1990s has put the nature and prospects for local democracy in question. Drawing together original research by leading academics commissioned by the Commission for Local Democracy, this book presents in a lively and accessible form the clearest available picture of the problems of participation, representation and accountability besetting local government, their consequences and possible avenues for reform.

Local Authority Property Management

Local Authority Property Management
Author: Mark Deakin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-05-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 042978029X

First published in 1999, this volume aimed to provide a signpost marking a significant development in the transition from estate to property management in local authorities. It examines the debate that has surfaced in the property profession since the Audit Commission’s (AC 1988a, b) reports on Local Authority Property Management (LAPM), and brings together sixteen studies from academics and practitioners with an interest in exchanging views, opinions and experiences on the development of LAPM. Its content, which links theory, method and techniques with practice, makes it a vital source of information for those with an interest in obtaining the most effective management of property.