This book fills an important niche in our understanding of scottish
local government within the dynamic new context of the Scottish
Parliament. It provides academics, students, practitioners,
journalists and others with a broad-ranging yet detailed account of
how local government actually works and the main political issues
and debates surrounding its multi-faceted role in contemporary
Scotland. It covers issues such as:
*The nature and purpose of Scottish local government
* The strengths and weaknesses of unitary authorities
*Modernization of political management arrangements
*Roles and remuneration for counselors
*Electoral reform and new methods for encouraging citizen
participation
*The growth of non-elected local governance
*Best Value and the rise of the performance culture
*The politics of council finance: including business rates,
Council Tax and PFI
*The wider context of central-local relations, multi-level
governance and globalization
The book contains a wealth of facts, figures, tables and
diagrams. In a supportive way the analysis draws on literature from
the traditions of public policy, public administration and
political science. The result is a modern and accessible analysis
of Scottish local government in the context of devolution. A
particular focus throughout is assessing the 'distinctiveness' of
scottish local government compared to the rest of the UK, and
addressing the question-to what extent has devolution made a
difference to scottish local government?
Key Features:
* The only modern work of its kind-fills a gap in our
understanding of local government in Scotland
* Accessible-offers the facts of how scottish local government
works, combined with incisive political analysis
* Places scottish local government in the context of the
Scottish Parliament, Westminster, the EU and an increasingly
globalized world
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