Publications
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Government & Politics Publications
Nothing to Lose But Your Chains: Reforming the English Local Government Finance System
Nothing to lose but your chains is the third volume of a major study into the reform of local government finance in England. It sets out the authors’ proposals for a comprehensive, yet practical, reform of the local revenue finance system.
I’m a Local Councillor, Get Me Out of Here: England’s System of Local Government Finance
Read Publication By Tony Travers, Lorena Esposito In the second volume of their study, Professor Travers and Lorena Esposito review the current system of local government finance, setting out its shortcomings, and conclude that even the most basic requirements of a...
The Decline and Fall of Local Democracy: A History of Local Government Finance
In the first part of a major study into local government financial reform, Policy Exchange examines the history of local government funding in England and Wales, from feudalism through the Victorian period to present day. The authors show how the contemporary system of highly centralised control is a product of the government’s desire to maintain uniformity and fiscal discipline.