The reorganisation of British local government : old orthodoxies and a political perspective /
John Dearlove.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1979.
- 308 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-303) and indexes.
Old orthodoxies and towards a political perspective -- Part one: The boundary problem -- Democracy in local government -- Efficiency and local government -- Councillor calibre and the boundary problem -- Part two: The management problem -- From traditional administration to corporate management -- Orthodoxy explored -- Organisational change and the problem of implementation -- Councillor and official calibre and the management problem -- A political perspective on the contemporary reorganisation of British local government.