00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000011049 20240402013201 0010-0424000004 ta 240402################|##########|#|## 9780429426216 342.4109 342.4109 STA l Stanton, John Law, localism and the constitution : a comparative perspective / John Stanton 1st Edition New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 322 p <a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429426216/law-localism-constitution-john-stanton?">e-book</a> Local 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. Local government--Law and legislation--Great Britain