First published 1999 by Ashgate publishing and reissued in 2018 by Routledge

Includes references (p.185-208) and index (p.209-214).

PART I: CONTROL AND POWER IN CENTRAL-LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; 1 Introduction; The context of intergovernmental relations: some theoretical issues; Summary of Part I; 2 Some Myths in Central-Local Relations; The 'conventional wisdom'; The 'conventional critique'; The 'conventional critique' revisited; Some recent developments; The 'forgotten dimensions' of central-local relations; Conclusions: the rationality of ambiguous confusion? 3 Interorganizational AnalysisIntroduction; The nature of the environment; The unit of analysis; Organizational goals; Power and exchange; Consequences; Conclusions; 4 Intergovernmental Relations; Introduction; From federalism to intergovernmental relations; Bargaining, diplomacy and 'topocrats'; Conclusions; 5 A Framework for Analysis; Introduction; Figure: the analysis of interactions; Ground: the distribution of power, rules, interests and values; Concluding discussion: the rationality of ambiguous confusion; PART II: FROM INSTITUTIONS, TO POLICY, TO INDIVIDUALS 6 'Power-Dependence' Theories of Central-Local Relations: a Critical AssessmentIntroduction; A critical appraisal; Towards a theoretical reconstruction; Conclusions: what has been achieved?; 7 New Directions in the Study of Policy Networks; Introduction; A typology of policy networks; Key issues; Conclusions: new directions; 8 Analysing Networks: from Typologies of Institutions to Narratives of Beliefs; Introduction; Developments in the study of policy networks; Deconstructing networks; Reconstructing networks; Conclusions; References; Subject Index; Also by R.A.W. Rhodes

Published in 1999. Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations set out to provide a re-interpretation of central-local relations in Britain.

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