TY - JOUR
T1 - The reorganisation addiction in local government: unitary councils for England
AU - Elcock, Howard James
AU - Fenwick, John
AU - McMillan, Janice
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Structural reorganization of local government is an addictive habit to which British government ministers and civil servants are peculiarly prone. In the latest instance, several unitary authorities were created where two-tier systems existed previously. Interviews and documentary research carried out before and after the reorganization demonstrate that many of the supposed benefits of structural change have not materialized, and some local authorities are still recovering from the resulting disruption.
AB - Structural reorganization of local government is an addictive habit to which British government ministers and civil servants are peculiarly prone. In the latest instance, several unitary authorities were created where two-tier systems existed previously. Interviews and documentary research carried out before and after the reorganization demonstrate that many of the supposed benefits of structural change have not materialized, and some local authorities are still recovering from the resulting disruption.
KW - local government
KW - England
KW - public administration
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540962.2010.525000
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78149365292
U2 - 10.1080/09540962.2010.525000
DO - 10.1080/09540962.2010.525000
M3 - Article
SN - 0954-0962
SN - 1467-9302
VL - 30
SP - 331
EP - 338
JO - Public Money & Management
JF - Public Money & Management
IS - 6
ER -