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Leading Local Government
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Leading Local Government
The Role of Directly Elected Mayors
John Fenwick
Northumbria University, UK
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Lorraine Johnston
Northumbria University, UK
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
| Acknowledgements | ix |
| 1. Introduction and Scope of the Book | 1 |
| 2. Local Administration or Local Leadership? A Brief History | 7 |
| 3. Leaders Before Their Time | 21 |
| 4. Elected Mayors as Local Leaders? | 35 |
| 5. Leading Economic Growth | 57 |
| 6. Leaders, Regions and Places | 73 |
| 7. The Role of Elected Mayors: Findings and Analysis | 91 |
| 8. Conclusion | 119 |
| References | 125 |
| Index | 143 |
Acknowledgements
We wish to acknowledge the help of many people in writing this book. Numerous local authority officers and elected council members have over the years given freely of their time in sharing their views and the fruits of their experience. Former academic colleagues have contributed their ideas to our emerging view of where directly elected mayors fit into the pattern of local governance, but we hope that our thoughts will also be of interest to those involved in the challenging and sometimes thankless practical business of public service. We would like to thank those elected mayors to whom we have spoken, but of course the interpretations we make and the conclusions we draw remain our responsibility. Special thanks to Anna Railton for the illustrations in Chapter 3.
Professor John Fenwick
Professor Lorraine Johnston
Northumbria University
2020
