British dogmatism and French pragmatism : central-local policymaking in the welfare state /: central-local policymaking in the welfare state. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Douglas E. Ashford.
• Authors: Ashford, Douglas Elliott
• Contents: Preface 1. Strategies of Change: Local Reorganization in the Welfare State 2. Breaking Ground: Two Paths from Monarchy to Democracy 3. Decisions and Non-Decisions: Policy in the 1960s 4. The Political Connection: Can National Politics make Local Policy? 5. The Administrative Connection: How Administrators Make Policy 6. Fiscal Policy and Local Spending: The Double Squeeze 7. Controlling the Future: Capital Spending and Land Use 8. Conclusion: Central-Local Politics in the Welfare State: Indulgence or Necessity? Appendix Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (420 pages)
• Subjects: 320.80941; Decentralization in government -- France; Decentralization in government -- Great Britain; Local government -- France; Local government -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000907001; 9781000906974
• Related ISBNs: 9781032516158
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