Race and Local Politics (Government Beyond the Centre) - Tapa blanda

This text aims to provide a detailed overview of policy conflict and change in the area of race relations and local politics during the 1980s and reviews some of the prospects for the 1990s. It assesses the objectives, development and impact of race-related policies developed by local authorities. It also addresses the political controversies and debates which have surrounded these policies and the problems which have been faced in implementing them. "Race and Local Politics" is one in a series of volumes designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in politics and in urban geography and sociology. This series, "Government Beyond the Centre" focuses on the world of sub-central government and administration, including local authorities, quasi-governmental bodies and the agencies in public-private partnerships. Its objective is to provide up-to-date and informative accounts of the new forms of government, management and administration that are emerging.