03013nam 2200625 a 450 991046562480332120200520144314.01-78170-137-71-84779-211-1(CKB)2560000000085787(EBL)1069540(OCoLC)818847240(SSID)ssj0000747089(PQKBManifestationID)12292776(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747089(PQKBWorkID)10699557(PQKB)11411167(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085827(MiAaPQ)EBC1069540(OCoLC)934664401(MdBmJHUP)muse78044(OCoLC)1132220252(Au-PeEL)EBL1069540(CaPaEBR)ebr10623264(CaONFJC)MIL843683(EXLCZ)99256000000008578720121203d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLeading the localities[electronic resource] executive mayors in English local governance /Colin CopusOnline-ausg.Manchester Manchester University Press20061 online resource (241 p.)EBL-SchweitzerDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7187-9 0-7190-7186-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.9780719071867; 9780719071867; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Mayors: a new form of local politics or a very English compromise?; 3 Local political leadership and mayoral government; 4 Running the council or leading the community? A mayoral dichotomy; 5 Democracy and representation: the rights of mayors; 6 Elected mayors: a new style of English local politics?; 7 The elected mayor: lessons from overseas; 8 Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?; 9 Conclusion; Postscript: the 2005 mayoral elections; Bibliography; IndexThis book, now available in paperback, is the result of national research conducted amongst England's directly elected mayors and the councillors that serve alongside them. It is the first such major publication to assess the impact on local politics of this new office and fills a gap in our understanding of how the Local Government Act 2000 has influenced local governance. The book also draws from a range of research that has focused on elected mayors - in England and overseas - to set out how the powers, roles and responsibilities of mayors and mayoral councils would need to change if Englis.Great BritainPolitics and governmentElectronic books.320.80942352.232160942Copus Colin955045MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465624803321Leading the localities2465571UNINA