Download or read book The New Politics of British Local Governance written by Gerry Stoker and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the changing nature of local politics, drawing on the latest research from the ESRC Local Governance Program. It assesses the emergence of new forms of elite organizations and changing power relations in the context of increasing roles for business and other partners. The book concludes with a consideration of the extent to which the emerging system of local governance can meet the social and economic challenges created by globalization.