History of Local Government in the Twentieth Century

<p>Originally published in 1978 this book covers all aspects of the development of local authorities; the changing types of people who worked in them – solicitors trade unionists politicians and reformers; the growing influence of political parties in local affairs; the widening concept of the purpose of local government and the attendant financial problems; the partnership and conflict with central government; the rise of the associations of local authorities and their influence over the many proposals to change the structure of local government in the late 20th Century.</p>