Part 1. Local government: The basics : Introduction-our aims and addroach -- Themes and issues in local goverbment -- Why elected local government? -- The development of local government -- Current structures -- Changing functions: From government to governance -- Central-local government relations -- The national local government system -- Finance-the nuts and bolts -- Finance-the recent story -- Part 2. The politics and people of local government : Local elections -- Councillors-the voice of choice -- The local government workforce -- Political parties -- Who makes policy? -- Local pressure groups: The exercise of influence -- Part 3. An agenda of change : Reorganisation and beyond -- Developments in internal management -- The impact of compulsory competitive tendering -- The shape of things to come

1. Local government -- Great Britain