Reform of Local Government Finance in Britain
1st Edition
Published on 6. October 1988
Book
Hardback
223 pages
978-0-415-00530-2 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 1988. This book of readings was compiled during the period between publication of the Green Paper 'Paying for Local Government' (Cmnd 9714) in January 1986 and the passage of the English and Welsh Community Charge (PoIl Tax) Bill through Parliament during the first half of 1988. The Scottish Bill reached the statute book in May 1987. Whilst the Scottish Bill had a fairly easy passage through Parliament that for England and Wales generated a particularly contentious debate centred on the lack of account taken of the ability to pay the tax. This book provides the reader with a balanced and comprehensive examination of the British PoIl Tax system.
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More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
469 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-00530-2 (9780415005302)
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Additional editions
Ronan Paddison | S. J. Bailey
Reform of Local Government Finance in Britain
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Ronan Paddison | S. J. Bailey
Reform of Local Government Finance in Britain
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Persons
Ronan Paddison, Dept of Geography, University of Glasgow, Steve Bailey Dept of Economics, Glasgow College.
Content
Introduction; Chapter One Chapter One Local Government in Britain: Rationale, Structure and Finance, Ken Young; Chapter Two Chapter Two The Recent History of Local Fiscal Reform, Peter G. Richards; Chapter Three Chapter Three The Politicisation of Local Government, John Berridge; Chapter Four Chapter Four The Legal Limits of Local Autonomy, Chris Himsworth; Chapter Five Chapter Five A Poll Tax for Britain?, Clive Martlew, Stephen J. Bailey; Chapter Six Chapter Six Local Freedom and Central Control - A Question of Balance, Tom Wilson; Chapter Seven Chapter Seven Rates Reform and the Housing Market, Gordon A. Hughes; Chapter Eight Chapter Eight The Future Role of Grants in Local Government Finance, David King; Chapter Nine Chapter Nine Non-Domestic Rates and Local Taxation of Business, Robert J. Bennett; Chapter Ten Chapter Ten Local Government Finance and Macroeconomic Policy, Richard Jackman; Chapter Eleven Chapter Eleven The British Reform in Its International Context, Ronan Paddison; Chapter Twelve Chapter Twelve CONCLUSION;