Central-Local Government Relations in the 1980s: Glasgow and Liverpool Compared

by Paul Carmichael

The clash between local government and the central government of Margaret Thatcher provided one of the most dominating sights of the 1980s political scene. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the relations between two of the most controversial city councils - Liverpool and Glasgow - and central government. Through detailed analysis of the way in which these councils managed fiscal stress the book debunks the widely held belief that local government had been neutered by the relentless march of centralisation. The book employs ideas from beyond political science such as those of urban sociology and geography, with their work on the concepts of community, locality and place.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1995