Reviving Local Democracy: New Labour, New Politics - Couverture souple

Rao, Nirmala

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861342187 ISBN 13 : 9781861342188

Editeur : Policy Press, 2000

Synopsis

Reviving local democracy offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. Since 1997, the Blair government has sought to mobilise popular participation through local referenda, new political structures, electoral reform, and the creation of powerful new elected mayors. Through these mechanisms it is hoped that the lack of public interest and persistently low election turnouts will be overcome. The book draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governance to wider changes in the political culture. The author goes on to evaluate the government's proposals to reverse decline, asking whether this programme of reform is likely to succeed. With the aid of a series of recent surveys of both public and councillor opinion, and the successful blending of historical and empirical analysis, she offers an assessment of the realities which the democratic renewal project will have to confront in its implementation. The book is topical and timely, and highly accessible, and will appeal to students, those involved in local government, and anyone concerned to see local government become more representative, responsive, and open to popular participation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nirmala Rao is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Goldsmiths College, London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Policy Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861342187
• ISBN 13: 9781861342188
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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