Local Government from Thatcher to Blair by H Atkinson PAPERBACK 9780745622040

Local Government from Thatcher to Blair\nby H Atkinson\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: H Atkinson\nTitle: Local Government from Thatcher to Blair\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Regional, state and other local government\nPublisher: Polity Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780745622040\nISBN-10: 0745622046\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis accessible text summarizes and explains the structure of British local government, focusing on key changes introduced during the Thatcher/Major years and initiatives implemented by the current Labour administration. While offering a detailed discussion of these policies, the book examines how local government has sought to respond in a proactive way to a range of important social, political and economic changes. \n\n Readers a.