TY - JOUR
T1 - The modernisation of local decision making
T2 - Public participation and Scottish local government
AU - Orr, Kevin
AU - McAteer, Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
The research this paper draws upon was funded by the Local Government Committee of the Scottish Parliament. The views expressed in the paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Committee or its members in any way.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - Improving the quality of public participation in council decision making continues to be a key goal of local government 'modernisation'. Different rationales for this have been advanced, including consumerist aims of service improvement, participation as an important value in itself, and participation as a survival strategy for local government. Based on surveys of, and interviews with, councillors and senior officers in Scottish local government, this article explores the ways in which concepts of 'consumerism' and 'citizenship' inform councils' approaches to public participation.
AB - Improving the quality of public participation in council decision making continues to be a key goal of local government 'modernisation'. Different rationales for this have been advanced, including consumerist aims of service improvement, participation as an important value in itself, and participation as a survival strategy for local government. Based on surveys of, and interviews with, councillors and senior officers in Scottish local government, this article explores the ways in which concepts of 'consumerism' and 'citizenship' inform councils' approaches to public participation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=8644230076&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0300393042000267209
DO - 10.1080/0300393042000267209
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:8644230076
SN - 0300-3930
VL - 30
SP - 131
EP - 155
JO - Local Government Studies
JF - Local Government Studies
IS - 2
ER -