| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 533 pages) : frontispiece, illustrations (maps) diagrams, table |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I. Nature and Problems -- 1. The Place of Local Government in Modern England -- 2. The Main Problems of Local Government -- Part II. Areas and Functions -- 3. The Administrative County -- 4. The County Boroughs and the Municipal Boroughs -- 5. Districts; Municipal Boroughs; The Parish; The Criteria of an Area for Purposes of Local Government -- 6. Some Services of Regional Importance -- 7. The Future of Areas of Local Government -- Part III. Constitution, Powers and Organization -- 8. The Constitution and Powers of Local Authorities: Judicial Control -- 9. The Internal Organization of Local Authorities -- 10. The Municipal Civil Service -- Part IV. The Central-Local Relationship -- 11. History and Character of the Central-Local Relationship -- 12. The Means of Control by the Central Government over the Local Authorities -- 13. Inspection in General -- 14. Inspection in Poor Relief; Public Health; Roads -- 15. Inspection of Local Educational Authorities -- 16. Inspection of the Police Forces -- Part V. The Finance of Local Government -- 17. Local Expenditure and Income -- 18. Principles and Machinery of Local Rates -- 19. Principles and Machinery of Local Rates (Continued) -- 20. Grants-In-Aid -- 21. London -- Concluding Observations -- A Note on Books -- Additional Note -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- Index |
| Summary |
Describes and explains the structure and operation of local government in England through a plain explanation of how and why it functions as it does |
| Notes |
Printed in Great Britain |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references in "A note on books" (pages 509-511) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL pda |
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Online resource (HathiTrust, HeinOnline, November 2, 2023) |
| Subject |
Local government -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
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Local government
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780231881647 |
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0231881649 |
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