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Nirmala Rao - Reviving Local Democracy - 9781861342188 - V9781861342188
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Reviving Local Democracy

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Description for Reviving Local Democracy paperback. This book 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. It 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. Num Pages: 244 pages, 44tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPHV; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861342188
SKU
V9781861342188
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

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

Reviews for Reviving Local Democracy
"... a very useful account of the decline in interest in local politics." Journal of Social Policy "... an admirably clear description of the tortuous development of local democracy - well worth recommending to undergraduates studying Politics or Social Policy " Critical Social Policy "Nirmala Rao has produced an important and balanced assessment of the current state of local democracy in Britain today and of New Labour's proposals for change. Her book is essential reading for all those interested in local democracy and how far changes designed to improve local democratic performance are likely to succeed." Michael Goldsmith

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