Law and the Local State
Enforcement in Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Blomley (0000-0002-6882-9208, corresponding author), Nicholas K Blomley |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-199 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/622506 |
| OpenAlex | W2322695817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper considers the complex interplay between ideologies of the law and of the state with reference to the enforcement of the Shops Act (1950) by one district council. The complex and contradictory manner of law, when mediated by a spatially-specific state apparatus, is explored. Emphasis is placed on the complex organizational nature of the state, the form that conflict over the actions of the state can take, and the charged and potentially contradictory ideological context within which the state operates. It is argued that ideologies of the law and procedures of the state serve to simultaneously constrain and enable the local state
Action (physics · Business · Criminology · Enforcement · Law and economics · Law enforcement · Physics · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · State action · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2001 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |