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Liberty and locality [electronic resource] : parliament, permissive legislation and ratepayers' democracies in the nineteenth century / John Prest.
By: Prest, John M
.Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1990Description: 1 online resource (x, 235 p.).ISBN: 9780191675003 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Decentralization in government -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century | Great Britain. Parliament -- History -- 19th century | Local government -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198201755DDC classification: 320.80941 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: A study of local government and permissive legislation in 19th-century Britain. It argues that permissive legislation facilitated local initiative and debate, and that local initiatives were often more effective than national legislation.
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A study of local government and permissive legislation in 19th-century Britain. It argues that permissive legislation facilitated local initiative and debate, and that local initiatives were often more effective than national legislation.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.