THE INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Authors: | ROYSTON GREENWOOD J. D. STEWART |
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| Affiliation: | Royston Greenwood is Associate Professor of the Department of Organizational Analysis, University of Alberta;J. D. Stewart is Professor of Local Government and Administration at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham. |
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| Abstract: | Local government is the subject of official review. This paper suggests that any review of the system of local government should consider at the outset the purposes or values which provide the rationale for local government, and should examine how the institutional framework and prevailing organizational practices promote or hinder achievement of those values. The values of local government as traditionally understood are summarized and aspects of the institutional framework and organizational practices are explored. |
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