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In the last ten years the activities of local government have been the subject of a huge volume of legislation. The powers of local authorities have been curtailed leading to an increase of financi...al control from the centre. What has been the effect of these changes? Is the process really a "rolling back of the state" giving individuals greater control over their own affairs? In this programme Allan Cochrane of the Open University discusses these issues with Professor J. D. Stewart, author of a recent Fabian pamphlet on Local Democracy and Graham Mather, Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
In the last ten years the activities of local government have been the subject of a huge volume of legislation. The powers of local authorities have been curtailed leading to an increase of financi...al control from the centre. What has been the effect of these changes? Is the process really a "rolling back of the state" giving individuals greater control over their own affairs? In this programme Allan Cochrane of the Open University discusses these issues with Professor J. D. Stewart, author of a recent Fabian pamphlet on Local Democracy and Graham Mather, Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
| Module code and title: | D209, State and society |
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| Item code: | D209; 05; 1988 |
| First transmission date: | 1988 |
| Published: | 1988 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:18 |
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| Producer: | Clare Falkner |
| Contributors: | Alan Cochrane; John Stewart |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Bureaucratic control; Centralisation; Community change; Consumer choice; Financial control; Local democracy; Poll tax; Private provision |
| Master spool number: | 88YD0201 |
| Production number: | 88YD0201 |
| Available to public: | no |
