Political Science 3364F/G Chapter Notes -Will Horton And Sonny Kiriakis, Radical Change
6 Dec 2012
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Urban elites in england models of executive governance; leach. Political leadership in urban england is in the process of transformation. Leadership in local government is now a more expansive activity, requiring leaders to interact with others local stakeholders. The pressures for change in leadership task priorities and style have already come up against the reality of the long term cultural traditions of local politics in urban england. Although in due course a transformation in urban political leadership is likely, the rate of progress to that end is likely to be differential, and in many cases tardy. The 1976-2003 period has seen a significant reduction in the service provision role of local authorities service responsibilities moving out of the purview of local authorities. Labour government introduced a radical change in local political management structures which gave a new emphasis to the leadership role.
