1315225581

1351847325

9781315225586

9781351847322

0415788072

9780415788076

"Originally published in 1981 but now with a new preface, this volume provided the first detailed comparative analysis of how local authorities in the UK and W. Germany faced up to the challenge of trying to help local industry and improve employment prospects. Based on the results of case-studies the book considers the powers and resources available to local authorities and examines how the authorities are organized for this type of economic activity. The authors' analysis of the interplay of political and administrative factors will be particularly important for student and professionals in comparative public policy and public finance. The study shows how economic policy making in local government is constrained both ;by the higher levels of government in both countries and by the conditions in the economy operating both locally and nationally."--Provided by publisher.

Originally published 1981 by Allen & Unwin.

Chapter 1 The Local Authority as an Economic Agent: Possibilities and Limits

chapter 2 The Formal Framework for Local Economic Action: Powers, Functions and Finance in Britain

chapter 3 Policies and Activities

chapter 4 Administrative and Political Organisation: Conflict and Co-Operation

chapter 5 Economic Policy-Making by Local Authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany

chapter 6 Programmes and Policies Compared

chapter 7 Organisation and Co-ordination Compared.

Local government > Germany (West)

Local government > Great Britain.

Germany (West) > Economic policy > 1974-1990.

Great Britain > Economic policy > 1945-1964.