... local asylum boards, the lunacy inspectorate and the board of control. As the chapter argues, the construction of new asylums became part of broader debates on the form and efficiency of local government in Ireland. In the struggle to retain local autonomy, the asylum system became an arena in which...

...Figure 1.1 Molecule Man by Jonathan Borofsky We know from recent work in urban studies that the role of local government in administering cities has changed significantly in recent years. The provision of local public services has gradually been moving out of local government control, becoming...

... government in England is the means by which the provision of local services is brought together with the world of politics, and party politics in particular. Some common themes of past examinations of local government have been low levels of public awareness and engagement, the intensity and appropriateness...

...This chapter looks at local government in Britain before 1832. There is little left of the Roman administrative legacy for the provinces of Britain. All that remains are some of the towns themselves, including London as the capital city. The break up of the pax romana by the fourth...

...The political crisis which led up to the 1832 Electoral Reform Act in Britain is seen as a near-bloodless revolution that levered the landed elites from power in favour of urban merchants and industrialists, and, in the context of local government, led to the 1834 Poor Law Reform and the 1835...

...Few across Britain's political spectrum were satisfied with the evolution of the local government system following the 1832 Electoral Reform Act. While municipal government could lead the way to reform, the system could not evolve in rural areas because of the lack of any workable consensus...

... of relatively high inflation, this required reductions in public spending. This chapter looks at local government in Britain under the Thatcher and Major administrations. It discusses the 1980 Local Government Planning and Land Act, privatisation of Direct Labour Organisations, housing and regeneration, local...

... for decision making within local authorities, many New Labour initiatives were established elements of the party's policy before Tony Blair assumed the leadership. The hollowing out of local government begun by Margaret Thatcher and John Major has continued, but with a rather different emphasis...

...This chapter examines the complex relationship between the unemployed, local government officials, elected councillors and Whitehall. It focuses on the introduction of a household means test, by the newly formed National Government, as a requirement for benefit for all long-term unemployed men...

... political single focus councillor sovereign council status of councillors private life Governance Networks Accountability Election Democratic anchorage Councillors Local government We have seen in Chapters 2 and 3 that councillors develop a preferred focus of attention for their activities...

...This chapter assesses the capacity of a social movement of female agricultural labourers to challenge dominant class control of local government institutions, and modify class relations in favour of labour. It also outlines resistance to gender and caste-based forms of oppression. Focusing on three...

... of Education Sinnott Kathy Cyprus Malta Socialist Party Barrett Seán D Dowling Brendan Geary Paddy Lemass Seán Grattan Henry Ball John Department of Finance Plunkett David Portugal Independents European Parliament Parliamentary role MPs Local government Upper house The first three chapters...

... that during direct rule there was a stronger case for the use of quangos in the absence of devolved government and with limited local government as they provided a mechanism for local participation and localised delivery. Northern Ireland Housing Trust Oliver J Quangos Northern Ireland Housing Executive...

...This chapter addresses the relationship between Travellers and central and local government. It specifically discusses the tension between central government's ideology of impartiality and local authorities' desire to remove Travellers from their areas. The treatment of Travellers by central...

...The chapter examines the case of English local government and the experience of the Standards Board for England. The model chosen was an ambitious one, superficially built on a clear and authoritative structure of external, independent, statute-based regulatory authority...

...This chapter provides an overview of the current state of health systems and local government systems in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the reforms each system is going through at the time of writing. The development of the HIA agenda in both jurisdictions is provided...

...This chapter examines the strategies employed by the local governments of Manchester and Hull to govern the space of their cities in the immediate post-war period by examining policies and projects that sought to control the built environment. The techniques of spatial governance local governments...

...This chapter examines the arrival of the elected mayor within English local government through referendums and subsequent elections. It considers the powers of the elected mayor in England and compares them with those of the council leader. The referendum campaigns and results show that despite...

.... It traces the post-Good Friday Agreement (GFA) journey for women through the political institutions and demonstrates that while some progress has been made, more is required. participation in political decisionmaking women's role in society and politics Kennedy Tony local government Northern Ireland...