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The Government of London
The struggle for reform
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Gerald Rhodes
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English
Published/Copyright:
1970
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Mr Rhodes describes the course of events from 1957 until 1965 when the new system came into operation in Greater London. He analyses the motives of the participants, including the political parties, the local authorities, government departments and professional bodies.
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Rhodes Gerald :
Gerald Rhodes is Senior Research Officer for the Greater London Group, a research body set up in 1958 at the London School of Economics to study governmental and administrative problems in Greater London and the South-East Region. This book is the result of the first phase of a research study, initiated by the Group, into the Greater London reforms of 1965. the detailed research was carried out either by Mr Rhodes or under his supervision. His other published works are Administrators in Action (Vol. II) and Public Sector Pensions.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Maps
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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The Greater London Group
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1. Local Government in London
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2. The Herbert Commission (1): Evidence of Local Authorities and Local Authority Associations
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3. The Herbert Commission (2): Evidence of Government Departments, Political Parties, Professional Bodies and Universities
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4. The Report of the Herbert Commission
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5. From the Herbert Commission's Report to the Government's White Paper
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6. The White Paper on London Government
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7. Changes in the Government's Plan: the Labour Party's Opposition
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8. The Metropolitan Water Board: the New Boroughs
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9. Preparations for the London Government Bill
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10. The London Government Bill
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11. The Transition to the New System
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12. A Summing-up
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1. Chronological Table of Main Events, 1957-65
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2. Comparison of Proposals in the Herbert Commission Report and Provisions of the London Government Act, 1963
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3. The London Boroughs
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Notes
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Index
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eBook published on:
December 15, 1970
eBook ISBN:
9781487575489
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336
eBook ISBN:
9781487575489
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
