How local government devolves and why

Why work in neighbourhoods and communities?

This briefing, commissioned by LGA and IDeA, looks at why local government devolves, decentralises and empowers, the impact this can have and the strategies councils have adopted to engage with their citizens.

Local government & public services

Posted on: 1 November 2006

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