Morphet, Janice. <br/><br/>
Modern local government / 
Janice Morphet. 
 - xii, 184 pages;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-175) and index. 
<br/><br/>Great expectations : the position in 1997 --<br/>New approaches to decision making in local authorities --<br/>Promoting well-being and the community's interest --<br/>Performance and freedoms --<br/>Delivery with partners : procurement, privatisation, partnerships, trading, and choice --<br/>Joining-up around customers : the role of e-government --<br/>Councillors, standards, and corruption --<br/>The future of local government finance --<br/>New localism --<br/>Local strategic partnerships : the way forward --<br/>Parishes, town councils, and neighbourhood working --<br/>Regions, sub-regions, and London --<br/>What is the future of local government? 
<br/><br/> How does local governance operate in the United Kingdom today? 'Modern Local Governance' reviews and explains the complex on-going process of post-1997 modernisation in local government.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761943754 (pbk.) 9780761943747 (hbk.) 0761943749 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007940155 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Local government--Great Britain.<br/>Municipal services--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS3111  / .M68 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.140941