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Local Government Reorganisation: the Review and its Aftermath
The Local Government Review raised issues of political process and decision-making theories. The interest lies in the insights provided by academic analysis, and the highlighting of the lessons to be learned. This volume attempts to respond to both these perspectives.
Managing in a political world: the life cycle of local authority chief executives
Controversy over large 'pay-offs' received by some local government executives in the UK who have fallen out with political leaders highlights the vulnerability of operating as a chief executive in the challenging and sometimes turbulent political environment which currently exists. 'Managing in a Political Environment' draws on in-depth interviews with chief executives to highlight the nature of the challenges they face, and the way they deal with them. It considers recruitment issues and the opportunities associated with the 'period of grace' following a new appointment. It highlights in particular the crucial relationship between chief executives and political leaders, emphasizing that whilst mutual trust and respect are important ingredients of an effective relationship, they are by no means sufficient to ensure one. The particular problems of dealing with political change, whether of leaders themselves or of a new administration, are analysed, and the impact of post-2000 government legislation, in particular local executives (including elected mayors) and the performance culture epitomized by the Comprehensive Performance Assessment are explored. The reasons why relationships sometimes break down (and what happens when they do) are identified. Finally the way in which the role of chief executives is likely to change in the coming decade is discussed.
Strategic planning and management in local government
In: Managing local government series
The changing organisation and management of local government
In: Government beyond the centre
Peter Somerville, Understanding community; politics, policy and practice (second edition)
In: Local government studies, Volume 43, Issue 1, p. 132-134
ISSN: 1743-9388
Understanding community; politics, policy and practice (second edition), by Peter Somerville, Bristol, Policy Press, 2016, 349 pp., £19.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1847423924
In: Local government studies, p. 1-3
ISSN: 0300-3930
Flatpack Democracy: A DIY Guide to Creating Independent PoliticsPeter MacfadyenBath, Eco-logic Books, 2014,ISBN978-1899233229 (PB)
In: Local government studies, p. 1-3
ISSN: 1743-9388
The Audit Commission's View of Politics: A Critical Evaluation of the CPA Process
In: Local government studies, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 445-461
ISSN: 1743-9388
The Labour Government's Local Government Agenda 1997–2009: The Impact on Member–Officer Relationships
In: Local government studies, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 323-339
ISSN: 1743-9388
The Labour Government's Local Government Agenda 1997-2009: The Impact on Member-Officer Relationships
In: Local government studies, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 323-340
ISSN: 0300-3930
The Audit Commission's View of Politics: A Critical Evaluation of the CPA Process
In: Local government studies, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 445-462
ISSN: 0300-3930
Reorganisation, Reorganisation, Reorganisation: A Critical Analysis of the Sequence of Local Government Reorganisation Initiatives, 1979–2008
In: Local government studies, Volume 35, Issue 1, p. 61-74
ISSN: 1743-9388