01395     2200217   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036007000300056008003900059020001800098082001300116084001900129100001800148245008400166250001600250260003700266300001000303500012800313520067900441600005701120INLIS00000000001104920240402013201  a0010-0424000004ta240402                |          | |    a9780429426216  a342.4109  a342.4109 STA l1 aStanton, John1 aLaw, localism and the constitution :ba comparative perspective /cJohn Stanton  a1st Edition  aNew York, NY :bRoutledge,c2023  a322 p  a<a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429426216/law-localism-constitution-john-stanton?">e-book</a>  aLocal government affects us all. Wherever we live, in towns, cities, villages, or the smallest of communities, there are locally elected councils tasked with representing people’s interests in the running of the local area. This involves, inter alia, providing public services, maintaining local spaces, and acting as a level of democratic governance within the broader constitutional and executive structure of the state. To fulfil these responsibilities, though, local government must be democratically legitimate; it must have at its disposal reasonable means and resources to function; and it must enjoy a healthy and balanced relationship with centralised government. 4aLocal government--Law and legislation--Great Britain