03577nam 2200793 a 450 991079194730332120200520144314.01-78170-137-71-84779-211-110.7765/9781847792112(CKB)2560000000085787(EBL)1069540(OCoLC)818847240(SSID)ssj0000747089(PQKBManifestationID)12292776(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747089(PQKBWorkID)10699557(PQKB)11411167(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085827(OCoLC)934664401(MdBmJHUP)muse78044(OCoLC)1132220252(Au-PeEL)EBL1069540(CaPaEBR)ebr10623264(CaONFJC)MIL843683(MiAaPQ)EBC1069540(DE-B1597)659148(DE-B1597)9781847792112(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.POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / LocalbisacshGreat BritainPolitics and governmentEngland.English local politics.English localities.Local Government Act.citizens.councillors.directly elected mayors.local governance.mayoral councils.responsibilities of mayors.POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local.320.80942352.232160942Copus Colin955045MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791947303321Leading the localities3868073UNINA