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Full Description
This book was originally published in 1973, at a time when most writers on local government saw local authorities as agents of central government. The few studies which recognised local authorities as policy-shaping bodies explained their activity by regarding them as responsible servants of the local electorate. In the first part of this book, John Dearlove presents a review of the established literature of the time on local government and the mainstream studies of public policy in political science. He argues that both traditions of literature are mistaken, local governments are seen as policy shapers, but their activity cannot be optimistically explained by theories focusing on electors. He also claims that theories which explain public policy by focusing on the impact of environment are inadequate in terms of the context of British local politics. In the second part of the study, the author illustrates these general points with reference to detailed research in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Contents
Introduction: political science and public policy; 1. Local government as administration; Part I. Public Policy-Making: The Impact of Environment: 2. Elections: the citizen as policy-maker; 3. The importance of pressure groups; 4. The demographic approach; 5. Overview: organisations and environments; Part II. Public Policy-Maintenance: The Case of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Section A: the internal regulation of council activity: 6. Conventions, rules and role theory; 7. Rules for recruitment and behaviour; Section B: the external relations of the council: 8. The councillor and interest groups; 9. The councillor and his information; Section C: the proper role of government: 10. Councillor ideology; Conclusions: the defence of commitment and the control of disturbance; Sources and bibliography; Index of authors; Index of subjects.
