Abstract
One of the main characteristics of the Government’s approach to local government from the mid-1980s onwards is the breadth and range of its concern. This chapter provides a ‘round-up’ of key changes not dealt with elsewhere in Part I of the book. Inner City Policy, Economic Development and Social Services are the main focus of attention.
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For a case study, see T. Brindley, Y. Rydin and G. Stoker, Remaking Planning (Unwin Hyman, 1989) ch. 6.
See Lawless, ‘British Inner Urban Policy’; and T. Brindley and G. Stoker, ‘Partnership in Inner City Urban Renewal — a critical analysis’, Local Government Policy Making, vol. 15, no. 2 (1988) pp. 3–12.
For a general review, see J. Chandler and P. Lawless, Local Authorities and the Creation of Employment (Gower, 1986). It has been estimated that in the mid-1980s local authorities spent about £200m on such activities. See
L. Mills and K. Young, ‘Local Authorities and Economic Development’, in V. Hausner (ed.), Critical Issues in Urban Economic Development, vol. 1 (Clarendon Press, 1986).
Department of Employment, Employment for the 1990s, CMS40 (HMSO, 1988) para. 5. 1.
For a discussion of the role of the SDA, see M. Keating and R. Boyle, Remaking Urban Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 1986) ch. 5.
R. Griffiths, Community Care: An Agenda for Action (HMSO, 1988).
House of Commons Social Services Committee, Community Care Volume 1: Report, HC 13–1, Session 1984–5 (HMSO, 1985); Audit Commission, Making a Reality of Community Care (HMSO, 1986).
For a fuller discussion of ageing trends, see E. Midwinter, ‘Ageing Trends and Local Government’, Local Government Policy Making, vol. 15, no. 3 (December 1988) pp. 9–14.
J. Russell and M. Brenton, ‘Community Care and the Griffiths’ Report’, Local Government Policy Making, vol. 15, no. 3 (December 1988) p. 32.
Department of the Environment, The Future of Development Plans, Command S69 (HMSO, 1989).
Department of the Environment, The Role and Functions of Waste Disposal Authority, A Consultation Paper, 1989.
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Stoker, G. (1989). Inner Cities, Economic Development and Social Services: The Government’s Continuing Agenda. In: Stewart, J., Stoker, G. (eds) The Future of Local Government. Government Beyond the Centre. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20179-2_7
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