Local Government and Democracy in the United Ki. Chandler, Barnett**

Manchester University Press

Local Government and Democracy in Britain\nby Neil Barnett\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Neil Barnett\nTitle: Local Government and Democracy in Britain\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Political structures: democracy\nPublisher: Manchester University Press\nPublication year: 2023\nISBN-13: 9781526150646\nISBN-10: 1526150646\nRRP: \u00A385.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nLocal government in the UK is in crisis. It is now neither local in terms of the geography and populations of its principle units, nor does it truly govern in these areas. As this book reveals, over the previous 200 years local government has moved from a system in which local interests held governance ove.