State, Public Affairs & Administration, Communication Policy, Government, Public Affairs 

Bringing together research on different features of the democratic renewal agenda to investigate how local authorities are responding, this text includes a contribution from the main architect of the modernization, Local Government Minister Hilary Armstrong. - from Amzon 

1. Introduction: Defining Democratic Renewal Lawrence Pratchett................p. 1

2. The Key Themes of Democratic Renewal Hilary Armstrong......................p. 19

3. Democratic Renewal in Local Government: Continuity and Change Andrew Gray and Bill Jenkins.......................................................................................p. 26

4. Public Participation and the Democratic Renewal Agenda: Prioritisation or Marginalisation? Steve Leach and Melvin Wingfield....................................p. 46

5. Researching Public Participation Marian Barnes.....................................p. 60

6. The Party Group: A Barrier to Democratic Renewal Colin Copus..............p. 76

7. Political Leadership in the New Urban Governance: Britain and France Compared Peter John and Alistair Cole.....................................................................p. 98

8. Rebuilding Trust in Central/Local Relations: Policy or Passion?
Vivien Lowndes......................................................................................p. 116