This study examines the impact an empowerment strategy may have when applied to public sector employees delivering Environmental Services.The study employs a case study method as its central research strategy with ten sample local authorities chosen as strategic informants. The key issues...

Public enterprise and local entrepreneurship in Europe and beyond -- Local government partnerships, economic development and enterprise -- Place and place-making -- Public enterprise, innovation and collaboration -- The enterprising local state? -- Towards a model of the new public enterprise --...

Public enterprise and local entrepreneurship in Europe and beyond -- Local government partnerships, economic development and enterprise -- Place and place-making -- Public enterprise, innovation and collaboration -- The enterprising local state? -- Towards a model of the new public enterprise --...

Purpose – The paper aims to compare the office of directly elected mayor in England, Germany and the USA. Proposing and applying a conceptual model of government, governance and allegiance, it assesses the leadership role of the elected mayor in the three countries. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – Reform of local political management continues to be part of the international agenda for change as governments seek to create the conditions for better performance in local government. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of changes in political management upon the...

A number of internal and external pressures in UK local government have led to the examination of different options for internal organisation and management. A particular pressure has recently been the reorganisation of local government towards the creation of new unitary local councils. The...