Showing papers in "Local Government Studies in 1992"
TL;DR: The theme of empowerment was a theme for the 1990s in Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 18-26, 1992 as discussed by the authors, with emphasis on women empowerment.
Abstract: (1992). Empowerment: A theme for the 1990s. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 18-26.
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TL;DR: The review of local government in Scotland is presented in this paper from a critical perspective, focusing on the role of local authority in local government and its role in the provision of services.
Abstract: (1992). The review of local government in Scotland ‐ a critical perspective. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 44-54.
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TL;DR: The Political Executive: Politicians and Management in European Local Government, Vol. 18, The Political Executive as discussed by the authors, pp. 69-85, discusses the influence of European influence on local self-government.
Abstract: (1992). European influence on local self‐government? Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, The Political Executive: Politicians and Management in European Local Government, pp. 69-85.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the UK local tax reform in the context of the 1992 UK fiscal crisis and local government studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 179-190.
Abstract: (1992). Fiscal crisis and UK local tax reform. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 179-190.
TL;DR: In this article, education reform in Northern Ireland: Towards harmonisation, the authors propose a framework for harmonisation in the education system in the province of Northern Ireland, based on the Local Government Studies (LGS).
Abstract: (1992). Education reform in Northern Ireland: Towards harmonisation. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 9-17.
TL;DR: In this paper, the internal management of local authorities in Britain and the challenge of experience in other countries is discussed, and the authors propose a model for local government management in European local government.
Abstract: (1992). The internal management of local authorities in Britain ‐ the challenge of experience in other countries. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, The Political Executive: Politicians and Management in European Local Government, pp. 5-17.
TL;DR: In this article, the Kirklees experiment is described as a "strategic and service management " experiment, where strategic and service managers were selected based on their experience in the Kirklee experiment.
Abstract: (1992). Strategic and service management ‐ the Kirklees experiment. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 240-248.
TL;DR: The impact of local government electoral systems on local government has been discussed in this article, with the focus on the local government commission and its role in local government election systems, including the role of local elections.
Abstract: (1992). The impact of local government electoral systems: Some thoughts for the local government commission. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 1-8.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the problem of communal government in Italy and propose a solution to finance it through the European Local Government Fund (ELGF) which is used to finance European Local Governments.
Abstract: (1992). Financing communal government in Italy. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, Financing European Local Governments, pp. 79-93.
TL;DR: The enabling committee and how it works is discussed in this paper, where the enabling committee is described as a set of rules that can be used by the local government authority to make decisions.
Abstract: (1992). The enabling committee and how it works. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 158-163.
TL;DR: Local authorities in Sweden have long been active in carrying out measures to assist the local economy as discussed by the authors, however, it is suggested that the area of industrial and labour market policy is a grey-zone in which local government lacks a clearly defined role.
Abstract: Local authorities in Sweden have long been active in carrying out measures to assist the local economy. However, it is suggested that the area of industrial and labour market policy is a 'grey-zone' in which local government lacks a clearly defined role. The national government has exhibited a rather ambivalent attitude, both negating and reinforcing the growing local authority involvement in this field. On one hand, national government has, formally, the prerogative in industrial and employment policy and it is loath to extend local government powers, arguing, for example, that its activities may conflict with national goals. On the other hand, whilst the state needs to regulate economic life, it can only do so at a very general coordination and planning level. Thus it needs someone to mediate its policies, adapting and coordinating them to meet varying local needs. In the case of many of the state's regional political measures, local government has fulfilled this mediating role. At the same time as its role as a mediator of national state labour market policies has grown, local government has also had to deal with the local manifestations of the national economic crisis. As a democratically elected body in its own right, charged with a responsibility for the well-being of its area, it has, in the eyes of its electorate, a responsibility to take action to combat local problems such as rising unemployment. Despite the absence of a clearly articulated role, Swedish local authorities, nevertheless, possess the potential to carry out measures to assist the local economy. They have powers available to them under their general authority which permits them to take care of 'their own affairs'. They have the right to raise local income tax, which forms a significant proportion of their income (59 per cent in 1987), and are relatively independent of national government grants (these accounted for 22 per cent of their income in 1987).
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the trends in the financing of European local governments and propose a framework to finance local government in the European Union, which they call Financing European Local Governments (FLG).
Abstract: (1992). Introduction: Trends in financing European local governments. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, Financing European Local Governments, pp. 1-6.
TL;DR: In this paper, the enabling authority and twinning are discussed in the context of Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, No 3, pp. 226-239.
Abstract: (1992). Twinning and the enabling authority. Local Government Studies: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 226-239.