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The Politics of Hung Authorities

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Introduction

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 1-7
  3. Hung Councils in Context

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 8-34
  4. Influences of the Hung Situation

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 35-73
  5. Objectives and Strategies

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 74-101
  6. Structural, Budgetary and Policy Outcomes

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 102-147
  7. Procedural Outcomes

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 148-178
  8. Ways of Working and Circumstances of Change

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 179-202
  9. The Lessons to be Learnt

    • Steve Leach, John Stewart
    Pages 203-220
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 221-243

About this book

In the 1980s there was a marked increase in the number of hung local authorities or authorities in which there was no clear majority. This book describes the different patterns of hungness and the response of local authorities to the new situation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

    Steve Leach, John Stewart

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