 | Explaining local government: Local government in Britain since 1800 Explaining local government, available at last in paperback, uniquely presents a history of local government in Britain from 1800 until the present day. The study explains how the institution evolved from a structure that appeared to be relatively free from central government interference to, as John Prescott observes, 'one of the most centralised systems of government in the Western world'. J. A. Chandler is Professor of Local Governance in the Faculty of Organisation and Management at Sheffield Hallam University |
