The Criteria Local Government Reorganisation and Local Authority Autonomy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6327225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen L Bristow (Lecturer in Politics, Manchester Polytechnic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-162 |
| Publication date | 1972-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557372783246620 |
| OpenAlex | W2023290237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In the controversy surrounding the Government’s Local Government Bill one set of criteria which could well be used to judge the effectiveness of the proposed reorganisation has been consistently overlooked. Argument has tended to centre on two main aspects: the size of the proposed units and the number of tiers which appear to be most appropriate or desirable. There has been a consequent neglect of the extent to which social needs and the resources available to meet those needs differ from authority to authority, and the variations in service provision which may well develop between authorities for determinate structural rather than conscious political reasons. One of the primary values which have infused the debate about the need for reorganisation is that of local autonomy. The Redcliffe-Maud Report expressed this value forcibly: ‘In a period of great change, when huge unrepresentative organisations seem to control the lives of individuals and restrict personal freedom, people might be tempted to give up as a bad job the effort to master these impersonal forces. If they yielded, the loss would be irreparable. In this situation, local self-government should be a crucial influence
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Business · Government (linguistics · Local authority · Local government · Neglect · Political science · Politics · Service (business · Set (abstract data type · Value (mathematics · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Irish and British Studies · Law · Legal principles and applications · Psychology · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2026 (51) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |