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100	1		_95940 _aLeach, Steve
245	1	0	_aThe labour government's local government agenda 1997-2009 : _bthe impact on member-officer relationships
260			_aOxfordshire : _bRoutledge, _cJune 2010
520	3		_aIn looking back over the Labour government's agenda for local government (1997-2009) six key themes can be identified: the move to local executive government; the emphasis on strong individual local leadership; the cumulative enhancement of the focus on partnership working; the strengthening of the performance/inspection culture; a concern with public engagement and community cohesion (particularly at neighbourhood level); and a further move towards a unitary structure of local government in England. Although the first raft of measures did have a degree of coherence, over time the coherence of the government's vision disintegrated. The overall effect of this pattern of central initiative and intervention on member-officer relations, is examined. It is argued that whereas the impact of the enhancement of the performance/inspection culture has been to strengthen the position of chief executives (vis--vis council leaders) the move to local executive government has not resulted in the shift of power from leading officers to leading members that might have been anticipated. In addition the challenge to the unified officer structure implicit in the division between the executive and scrutiny roles has remained latent
773	0	8	_tLocal Government Studies _g36, 3, p. 323-340 _dOxfordshire : Routledge, June 2010 _xISSN 03003930 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c36310 _d36310
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