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Political leadership is a concept central to understanding
political processes and outcomes, yet its definition is elusive.
Many disciplines have contributed to the study of leadership,
including political theory, history, psychology and management
studies. Political Leadership reviews the contributions of these
disciplines along with a discussion of the work of classic authors
such as Niccolo Machiavelli, Max Weber and Robert Michels. Howard
Elcock develops an account of the various governing, governance and
allegiance roles political leaders play and discusses the devices
by which their ability to lead effectively can be improved. He
examines the processes of uncertainty reduction, increasing
creativity and facilitation of collective learning. He concludes
that the preoccupation with 'new public management' over the last
twenty years has caused fundamental debates about political and
social values to be neglected. Only a new focus on leaders and
leadership, he argues, can correct this problem and provide
guidance for politicians and officials in a world of increasingly
rapid and unpredictable change. As an eminently readable book, this
will be welcomed by scholars of political science and history,
public administration and management as well as anyone involved, or
with an interest, in politics and government.
This volume addresses the issues arising from the recent devolution
referenda by exploring the historical development of the proposals,
the importance of national and regional identities, the changing
policies of the political parties and the approaches of business
and other major groups towards devolution. It also looks at the
impact on electoral reform coming from the proposal that
proportional representation be used to elect the regional
assemblies and how the new assemblies are to be financed. Finally
the book discusses the implications of a devolved British state
where different countries and regions achieve different levels of
autonomy at different paces.
This volume addresses the issues arising from the recent devolution
referenda by exploring the historical development of the proposals,
the importance of national and regional identities, the changing
policies of the political parties and the approaches of business
and other major groups towards devolution. It also looks at the
impact on electoral reform coming from the proposal that
proportional representation be used to elect the regional
assemblies and how the new assemblies are to be financed. Finally
the book discusses the implications of a devolved British state
where different countries and regions achieve different levels of
autonomy at different paces.
Since first publication in 1982, Howard Elcock's Local Government
has established a reputation as a comprehensive and unbiased
account of how British local government really works. This
respected textbook has been completely revised and rewritten for
its third edition, to take account of changes in local government
and in the circumstances in which it operates. The third edition
examines new management structures and accountabilities that follow
the policy initiatives of the central Conservative administration.
It appraises the impact of the three-pronged reform of the Thatcher
years: impact on local authorities' financial resources, new
structures of local government and new pressure to contract
services out to the private and voluntary sectors.
Since first publication in 1982, Howard Elcock's Local Government
has established a reputation as a comprehensive and unbiased
account of how British local government really works. This
respected textbook has been completely revised and rewritten for
its third edition, to take account of changes in local government
and in the circumstances in which it operates. The third edition
examines new management structures and accountabilities that follow
the policy initiatives of the central Conservative administration.
It appraises the impact of the three-pronged reform of the Thatcher
years: impact on local authorities' financial resources, new
structures of local government and new pressure to contract
services out to the private and voluntary sectors.
This book explores the significance of the post-First World War
peace settlement negotiated at Versailles in 1919. Versailles has
always been a controversial subject and it has long been contended
that the Treaty imposed unnecessarily severe conditions upon the
defeated nations, particularly Germany, and in large part can be
held responsible for the outbreak of war in 1939. This book
considers the critical question as to whether the Treaty of
Versailles established a new international settlement that could
produce a peaceful and prosperous Europe, something that many have
alleged was impossible. In an exhaustive analysis of the events
that followed the Paris Peace Conference, Howard Elcock argues that
the Versailles Treaty created a more stable diplomatic framework
than has commonly been recognised, and challenges the traditional
understanding that the delegates at Versailles can be held
responsible for the failure to secure long-term peace in Europe.
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