Kester Isaac‐henry
Biographic Data
| ID | 4387438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kester Isaac‐henry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kester |
| FAMILY NAME | Isaac‐henry |
| SIGNATURE | HENRY K I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birmingham City University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Leadership, Politics and Accountability
In response to the PAC's project on Volumes of Influence (referring to the contribution made by political scientists to the study and development of public policy/public administration) this article attempts to evaluate the influence of G. W. Jones' contribution to local government over the last thirty years or so. It analyses his groundbreaking works on the development and importance of party politics in Wolverhampton (Borough Politics, 1969) an…
Modernising Local Government
This article takes an indicative group of county, metropolitan and unitary authorities located in the English West Midlands to examine how effectively local government is grappling with modernising’ reforms in a context where the appropriate unit of analysis has become problematic because of broader changes to local governance. Sub-national territorial structural variability is becoming more pronounced while, paradoxically, what stands out in the…
Information and Communication Technologies
The present government's agenda for modernising local government presumes that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will play an important role in achieving the objectives set out. Evidence so far suggests that local authorities have been inward looking in their use of ICTs by concentrating on service efficiency and quality as opposed to looking outwards to citizens’ need for information and communication. However present emphasis on…
Chief Executives, leadership and management of an authority
Local Authorities and Non–elected Agencies
This article deals with developing relationships between local authorities and local non–elected public service agencies in England and Wales. It classifies local authority responses to the growth of the non–elected state. Account is taken of varying agency characteristics and the constraints and dilemmas they face. From the local authority vantage point what is at stake is organizational (re)positioning in a changing institutional environment. I…
The management challenge in local government — Emerging themes and trends
Taking Stock of the Local Authority Associations
This article examines the achievements of the local authority associations in the period from 1974 to the present. In particular, it considers whether the associations have met the major objectives set by their predecessors. The conclusion indicates that there are a number of factors which have inhibited the achievement of these objectives. Two of the main inhibiting factors are the close connection between the associations and central government…
Local authority associations and local government reform
Local Authorities and Non–elected Agencies
This article deals with developing relationships between local authorities and local non–elected public service agencies in England and Wales. It classifies local authority responses to the growth of the non–elected state. Account is taken of varying agency characteristics and the constraints and dilemmas they face. From the local authority vantage point what is at stake is organizational (re)positioning in a changing institutional environment. I…
The management challenge in local government — Emerging themes and trends
Chief Executives, leadership and management of an authority
Modernising Local Government
This article takes an indicative group of county, metropolitan and unitary authorities located in the English West Midlands to examine how effectively local government is grappling with modernising’ reforms in a context where the appropriate unit of analysis has become problematic because of broader changes to local governance. Sub-national territorial structural variability is becoming more pronounced while, paradoxically, what stands out in the…
Local authority associations and local government reform
Taking Stock of the Local Authority Associations
This article examines the achievements of the local authority associations in the period from 1974 to the present. In particular, it considers whether the associations have met the major objectives set by their predecessors. The conclusion indicates that there are a number of factors which have inhibited the achievement of these objectives. Two of the main inhibiting factors are the close connection between the associations and central government…
Local authority associations and local government reform
Taking Stock of the Local Authority Associations
This article examines the achievements of the local authority associations in the period from 1974 to the present. In particular, it considers whether the associations have met the major objectives set by their predecessors. The conclusion indicates that there are a number of factors which have inhibited the achievement of these objectives. Two of the main inhibiting factors are the close connection between the associations and central government…
The management challenge in local government — Emerging themes and trends
Local Authorities and Non–elected Agencies
This article deals with developing relationships between local authorities and local non–elected public service agencies in England and Wales. It classifies local authority responses to the growth of the non–elected state. Account is taken of varying agency characteristics and the constraints and dilemmas they face. From the local authority vantage point what is at stake is organizational (re)positioning in a changing institutional environment. I…
Chief Executives, leadership and management of an authority
Information and Communication Technologies
The present government's agenda for modernising local government presumes that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will play an important role in achieving the objectives set out. Evidence so far suggests that local authorities have been inward looking in their use of ICTs by concentrating on service efficiency and quality as opposed to looking outwards to citizens’ need for information and communication. However present emphasis on…
Leadership, Politics and Accountability
In response to the PAC's project on Volumes of Influence (referring to the contribution made by political scientists to the study and development of public policy/public administration) this article attempts to evaluate the influence of G. W. Jones' contribution to local government over the last thirty years or so. It analyses his groundbreaking works on the development and importance of party politics in Wolverhampton (Borough Politics, 1969) an…
Modernising Local Government
This article takes an indicative group of county, metropolitan and unitary authorities located in the English West Midlands to examine how effectively local government is grappling with modernising’ reforms in a context where the appropriate unit of analysis has become problematic because of broader changes to local governance. Sub-national territorial structural variability is becoming more pronounced while, paradoxically, what stands out in the…
Political science (8 works) · Public Administration (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Local government (7 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political and Economic history of UK and US (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)