Liberal Justifications for Local Government in Britain
The Triumph of Expediency over Ethics
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 6344451 |
|---|---|
| Autores | James A Chandler (Sheffield Hallam University) |
| Año | 2008 |
| Volumen | 56 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 355-373 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00700.x |
| OpenAlex | W1563630463 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 21 |
| Referencias citadas | 18 |
It is shown in this article how theories justifying local government in Britain are largely based on the expedience of providing administrative efficiency or stable democracy for the central state rather than ethical grounds that justify local government as an independent entity in its own right. The article critically reviews the development of theories justifying local government within Britain and argues that it is possible on the basis of Mill's arguments within On Liberty to establish a strong ethical justification for local government. It is shown how Mill did not develop this line of thought but established substantive arguments concerning the value of local government for securing a stable liberal democracy and how successive mainstream theorists have modified but not substantially departed from this approach
Democracy · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Liberal democracy · Local government · Mainstream · Mill · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · European Political History Analysis · Law · Legal and Social Philosophy · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Public Administration
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| Obras citantes distintas | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 1,11 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 21 |