1st Edition
Regulating Local Authorities Emerging Patterns of Central Control
By examining the relationship between central governments and local authorities in a number of countries, the contributors to this study show how central governments exercise control and influence over the activities of local authorities.
Biography
Paul Carmichael is a Senior Lecturer in Public Administratoin at the School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster Arthur Midwinter is Professor of Government at the University of Strathclyde.
'A valuable contribution; not only for what is said, but also for the way in which it brings together different perspectives and for the ideas and questions it sets running.' - Michael Hughes, University of Bimingham in Local Government Studies
'...the collection should benefit interested researchers and students, and it offers useful historical and international context for practitioners.' - David O'Brien in Political Studies Review