The Strange Demise of the Local in Local Government: Bigger Is Not Better

by Steve Leach and Colin Copus

This book challenges the notion that bigger local government is always better. Whilst the central government in Britain has often supported increases in local government size, the book argues that this has been detrimental, and has caused the erosion of distinctive community identities that were previously represented by local authorities empowered to make significant local choices about services and future strategy. Drawing from national and international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031328183
• ISBN13: 9783031328183
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 129 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"