The Finance of Local Government:
Originally published in 1970 this book quickly became a classic textbook. This edition reissues the 7th edition of 1984. An indispensable text for students who have an interest in the history of finance in local government the book remains topical in its discussion of the relations between central a...
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| 505 | 8 | |a Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I: The Structure, Functions and Financial Background of Local Government -- The reorganisation of local government -- the functions of local authorities -- the financing authorities -- internal organisation of local authorities -- objectives of local government finance -- definitions of capital and revenue finance -- the relative scale of local authority spending -- the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance -- the financial security of local authorities -- the effects of inflation upon local authorities -- a comparison between local government and the private sector -- the efficiency of local government -- Chapter II: Local Authority Expenditure -- Demands for services and local authority discretion -- local authority expenditure and the national economy -- the public expenditure survey -- cash limits and cash planning -- justification for local authority expenditure and why some services are provided by local authorities and others are not -- analysis of local authority capital expenditure -- analysis of local authority revenue expenditure -- pooling arrangements -- attitudes of local authorities towards expenditure -- general rate and county funds -- Chapter III: Government Grants -- Introduction -- factors affecting grant aid -- review of the various types of grant -- analysis of present grant structure -- calculation of total amount of grant aid -- distribution of grant aid between the different specific grants and the rate support grant -- the rate support grant -- transport supplementary grants -- distribution of transport supplementary grants -- observations on the transport supplementary grant system -- Chapter IV: Rating and Valuation -- Introduction | |
| 505 | 8 | |a are rates a tax or payment for services? -- the person liable -- exemptions -- valuation and assessment -- the valuation list -- formula assessments -- rating of empty property -- making and collecting the rate -- equalisation of rates between areas -- the incidence of rates -- the impact of rates -- defects and merits of the rating system -- reform of the rating system -- abandonment of domestic rating -- Chapter V: Other Income and Local Authority Real Estate -- Forms of other income -- methods of fixing charges for services (other than trading services) -- licence fees -- trading activities -- lotteries -- increasing income from miscellaneous sources -- local authority real estate -- making more efficient use of local authority land holdings -- the future role of the local authority in development -- the development brief -- should the local authority act as the developer itself? -- the choice of developer -- disposal terms -- land registers -- Chapter VI: Local Authority Accountability -- Introduction -- the legal framework -- local discretion -- legality and overspending -- decline in local accountability -- codes of practice -- other aspects of accountabilitv -- Chapter VII: Capital finance -- Powers to borrow -- loan sanctions -- types of borrowing and controls over their use -- voluntary code of practice -- interest on loans to local authorities -- borrowing abroad -- bank overdrafts -- European Economic Community -- central borrowing agency -- the alternatives to borrowing -- use of capital receipts -- redeeming the debt -- pooling or consolidating of loans -- equipment leasing and other leasing arrangements -- borrowing strategy -- Chapter VIII: Housing -- How local authority housing activities are financed -- housing revenue account finance -- housing revenue account, the pre-Housing Finance Act 1972 situation | |
| 505 | 8 | |a housing revenue account, the Housing Finance Act 1972 -- housing revenue account, the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 -- the Housing Act 1980 and changes in controls -- other arrangements for local authorities to provide dwellings -- control of expenditure by local authorities on improvements to dwellings owned by them (Section 105 of the Housing Act 1974) -- improvement grants, general improvement areas and housing action areas -- lending by local authorities for house purchase -- loans to housing associations -- sale of council houses -- slum clearance -- default works and receivership powers -- overspill and town development -- unified housing benefits -- Chapter IX: Direct Labour -- Direct labour building departments -- advantages and disadvantages of direct labour departments -- direct labour and competition -- financial control of direct labour departments, internal controls -- Chapter X: Investment in Securities -- Insurance -- Introduction -- actuarial valuations -- investment arrangements -- investment policy -- performance measurement -- other funds apart from pension funds -- insurance -- Chapter XI: Financial Management -- Introduction -- forward planning -- preparation of the annual budget -- reserves, balances and rate equalisation -- control of expenditure -- the finance budget -- accounting and costing -- publication of the accounts -- audit of local authorities -- the chief financial officer -- the treasurer's department -- standing orders and financial regulations -- the elected representatives' role in finance -- Chapter XII: Value for Money -- Introduction -- priorities in investment -- efficiency and effectiveness -- alternative investment policies -- value for money in investment -- planned programmed budgeting -- performance review -- cost-benefit analysis -- discounted cash flow -- the use of management techniques | |
| 505 | 8 | |a privatisation -- Chapter XIII: Finance and the Relationship between Central and Local Government -- Introduction -- is local government a principal or an agent? -- criticisms of local government -- political problems of local government -- Parliament's interest in local government -- the role of individual MPs in their relationship with local authorities -- public participation in local decision-making -- economic problems and local government -- analysis of existing controls over local authorities -- a comparison of the control exercised when specific percentage grants are payable compared with general grants -- centralisation v. local administration -- Chapter XIV: The Layfield Report and Subsequent Developments -- Introduction -- the Layfield Report -- the two alternatives and the note of reservation -- other proposals for reform -- a summary of the committee's analysis of local government finance -- Local Government Finance (Cmnd 6813) -- central - local relations -- grant arrangements -- rating -- capital expenditure controls -- value for money -- the Labour government's decisions following the Green Paper -- the subsequent Conservative government's decisions -- the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 -- the Local Government Finance Act 1982 -- the Green Paper Alternatives to Domestic Rates -- the Rates Bill 1983 -- the White Paper Streamlining the Cities (Cmnd 9063) -- Chapter XV: A Conclusion -- Appendices -- I: Distribution of Functions Between Local Authorities -- II: The Comparative Information which Local Authorities Publish under the Code of Practice -- Bibliography -- Index | |
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| contents | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I: The Structure, Functions and Financial Background of Local Government -- The reorganisation of local government -- the functions of local authorities -- the financing authorities -- internal organisation of local authorities -- objectives of local government finance -- definitions of capital and revenue finance -- the relative scale of local authority spending -- the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance -- the financial security of local authorities -- the effects of inflation upon local authorities -- a comparison between local government and the private sector -- the efficiency of local government -- Chapter II: Local Authority Expenditure -- Demands for services and local authority discretion -- local authority expenditure and the national economy -- the public expenditure survey -- cash limits and cash planning -- justification for local authority expenditure and why some services are provided by local authorities and others are not -- analysis of local authority capital expenditure -- analysis of local authority revenue expenditure -- pooling arrangements -- attitudes of local authorities towards expenditure -- general rate and county funds -- Chapter III: Government Grants -- Introduction -- factors affecting grant aid -- review of the various types of grant -- analysis of present grant structure -- calculation of total amount of grant aid -- distribution of grant aid between the different specific grants and the rate support grant -- the rate support grant -- transport supplementary grants -- distribution of transport supplementary grants -- observations on the transport supplementary grant system -- Chapter IV: Rating and Valuation -- Introduction are rates a tax or payment for services? -- the person liable -- exemptions -- valuation and assessment -- the valuation list -- formula assessments -- rating of empty property -- making and collecting the rate -- equalisation of rates between areas -- the incidence of rates -- the impact of rates -- defects and merits of the rating system -- reform of the rating system -- abandonment of domestic rating -- Chapter V: Other Income and Local Authority Real Estate -- Forms of other income -- methods of fixing charges for services (other than trading services) -- licence fees -- trading activities -- lotteries -- increasing income from miscellaneous sources -- local authority real estate -- making more efficient use of local authority land holdings -- the future role of the local authority in development -- the development brief -- should the local authority act as the developer itself? -- the choice of developer -- disposal terms -- land registers -- Chapter VI: Local Authority Accountability -- Introduction -- the legal framework -- local discretion -- legality and overspending -- decline in local accountability -- codes of practice -- other aspects of accountabilitv -- Chapter VII: Capital finance -- Powers to borrow -- loan sanctions -- types of borrowing and controls over their use -- voluntary code of practice -- interest on loans to local authorities -- borrowing abroad -- bank overdrafts -- European Economic Community -- central borrowing agency -- the alternatives to borrowing -- use of capital receipts -- redeeming the debt -- pooling or consolidating of loans -- equipment leasing and other leasing arrangements -- borrowing strategy -- Chapter VIII: Housing -- How local authority housing activities are financed -- housing revenue account finance -- housing revenue account, the pre-Housing Finance Act 1972 situation housing revenue account, the Housing Finance Act 1972 -- housing revenue account, the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 -- the Housing Act 1980 and changes in controls -- other arrangements for local authorities to provide dwellings -- control of expenditure by local authorities on improvements to dwellings owned by them (Section 105 of the Housing Act 1974) -- improvement grants, general improvement areas and housing action areas -- lending by local authorities for house purchase -- loans to housing associations -- sale of council houses -- slum clearance -- default works and receivership powers -- overspill and town development -- unified housing benefits -- Chapter IX: Direct Labour -- Direct labour building departments -- advantages and disadvantages of direct labour departments -- direct labour and competition -- financial control of direct labour departments, internal controls -- Chapter X: Investment in Securities -- Insurance -- Introduction -- actuarial valuations -- investment arrangements -- investment policy -- performance measurement -- other funds apart from pension funds -- insurance -- Chapter XI: Financial Management -- Introduction -- forward planning -- preparation of the annual budget -- reserves, balances and rate equalisation -- control of expenditure -- the finance budget -- accounting and costing -- publication of the accounts -- audit of local authorities -- the chief financial officer -- the treasurer's department -- standing orders and financial regulations -- the elected representatives' role in finance -- Chapter XII: Value for Money -- Introduction -- priorities in investment -- efficiency and effectiveness -- alternative investment policies -- value for money in investment -- planned programmed budgeting -- performance review -- cost-benefit analysis -- discounted cash flow -- the use of management techniques privatisation -- Chapter XIII: Finance and the Relationship between Central and Local Government -- Introduction -- is local government a principal or an agent? -- criticisms of local government -- political problems of local government -- Parliament's interest in local government -- the role of individual MPs in their relationship with local authorities -- public participation in local decision-making -- economic problems and local government -- analysis of existing controls over local authorities -- a comparison of the control exercised when specific percentage grants are payable compared with general grants -- centralisation v. local administration -- Chapter XIV: The Layfield Report and Subsequent Developments -- Introduction -- the Layfield Report -- the two alternatives and the note of reservation -- other proposals for reform -- a summary of the committee's analysis of local government finance -- Local Government Finance (Cmnd 6813) -- central - local relations -- grant arrangements -- rating -- capital expenditure controls -- value for money -- the Labour government's decisions following the Green Paper -- the subsequent Conservative government's decisions -- the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 -- the Local Government Finance Act 1982 -- the Green Paper Alternatives to Domestic Rates -- the Rates Bill 1983 -- the White Paper Streamlining the Cities (Cmnd 9063) -- Chapter XV: A Conclusion -- Appendices -- I: Distribution of Functions Between Local Authorities -- II: The Comparative Information which Local Authorities Publish under the Code of Practice -- Bibliography -- Index |
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-- the person liable -- exemptions -- valuation and assessment -- the valuation list -- formula assessments -- rating of empty property -- making and collecting the rate -- equalisation of rates between areas -- the incidence of rates -- the impact of rates -- defects and merits of the rating system -- reform of the rating system -- abandonment of domestic rating -- Chapter V: Other Income and Local Authority Real Estate -- Forms of other income -- methods of fixing charges for services (other than trading services) -- licence fees -- trading activities -- lotteries -- increasing income from miscellaneous sources -- local authority real estate -- making more efficient use of local authority land holdings -- the future role of the local authority in development -- the development brief -- should the local authority act as the developer itself? -- the choice of developer -- disposal terms -- land registers -- Chapter VI: Local Authority Accountability -- Introduction -- the legal framework -- local discretion -- legality and overspending -- decline in local accountability -- codes of practice -- other aspects of accountabilitv -- Chapter VII: Capital finance -- Powers to borrow -- loan sanctions -- types of borrowing and controls over their use -- voluntary code of practice -- interest on loans to local authorities -- borrowing abroad -- bank overdrafts -- European Economic Community -- central borrowing agency -- the alternatives to borrowing -- use of capital receipts -- redeeming the debt -- pooling or consolidating of loans -- equipment leasing and other leasing arrangements -- borrowing strategy -- Chapter VIII: Housing -- How local authority housing activities are financed -- housing revenue account finance -- housing revenue account, the pre-Housing Finance Act 1972 situation housing revenue account, the Housing Finance Act 1972 -- housing revenue account, the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 -- the Housing Act 1980 and changes in controls -- other arrangements for local authorities to provide dwellings -- control of expenditure by local authorities on improvements to dwellings owned by them (Section 105 of the Housing Act 1974) -- improvement grants, general improvement areas and housing action areas -- lending by local authorities for house purchase -- loans to housing associations -- sale of council houses -- slum clearance -- default works and receivership powers -- overspill and town development -- unified housing benefits -- Chapter IX: Direct Labour -- Direct labour building departments -- advantages and disadvantages of direct labour departments -- direct labour and competition -- financial control of direct labour departments, internal controls -- Chapter X: Investment in Securities -- Insurance -- Introduction -- actuarial valuations -- investment arrangements -- investment policy -- performance measurement -- other funds apart from pension funds -- insurance -- Chapter XI: Financial Management -- Introduction -- forward planning -- preparation of the annual budget -- reserves, balances and rate equalisation -- control of expenditure -- the finance budget -- accounting and costing -- publication of the accounts -- audit of local authorities -- the chief financial officer -- the treasurer's department -- standing orders and financial regulations -- the elected representatives' role in finance -- Chapter XII: Value for Money -- Introduction -- priorities in investment -- efficiency and effectiveness -- alternative investment policies -- value for money in investment -- planned programmed budgeting -- performance review -- cost-benefit analysis -- discounted cash flow -- the use of management techniques privatisation -- Chapter XIII: Finance and the Relationship between Central and Local Government -- Introduction -- is local government a principal or an agent? -- criticisms of local government -- political problems of local government -- Parliament's interest in local government -- the role of individual MPs in their relationship with local authorities -- public participation in local decision-making -- economic problems and local government -- analysis of existing controls over local authorities -- a comparison of the control exercised when specific percentage grants are payable compared with general grants -- centralisation v. local administration -- Chapter XIV: The Layfield Report and Subsequent Developments -- Introduction -- the Layfield Report -- the two alternatives and the note of reservation -- other proposals for reform -- a summary of the committee's analysis of local government finance -- Local Government Finance (Cmnd 6813) -- central - local relations -- grant arrangements -- rating -- capital expenditure controls -- value for money -- the Labour government's decisions following the Green Paper -- the subsequent Conservative government's decisions -- the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 -- the Local Government Finance Act 1982 -- the Green Paper Alternatives to Domestic Rates -- the Rates Bill 1983 -- the White Paper Streamlining the Cities (Cmnd 9063) -- Chapter XV: A Conclusion -- Appendices -- I: Distribution of Functions Between Local Authorities -- II: The Comparative Information which Local Authorities Publish under the Code of Practice -- Bibliography -- Index Originally published in 1970 this book quickly became a classic textbook. This edition reissues the 7th edition of 1984. An indispensable text for students who have an interest in the history of finance in local government the book remains topical in its discussion of the relations between central and local government Local finance-Great Britain Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hepworth, N. P. The Finance of Local Government Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2024 9781032950396 |
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The Finance of Local Government Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I: The Structure, Functions and Financial Background of Local Government -- The reorganisation of local government -- the functions of local authorities -- the financing authorities -- internal organisation of local authorities -- objectives of local government finance -- definitions of capital and revenue finance -- the relative scale of local authority spending -- the Consultative Council on Local Government Finance -- the financial security of local authorities -- the effects of inflation upon local authorities -- a comparison between local government and the private sector -- the efficiency of local government -- Chapter II: Local Authority Expenditure -- Demands for services and local authority discretion -- local authority expenditure and the national economy -- the public expenditure survey -- cash limits and cash planning -- justification for local authority expenditure and why some services are provided by local authorities and others are not -- analysis of local authority capital expenditure -- analysis of local authority revenue expenditure -- pooling arrangements -- attitudes of local authorities towards expenditure -- general rate and county funds -- Chapter III: Government Grants -- Introduction -- factors affecting grant aid -- review of the various types of grant -- analysis of present grant structure -- calculation of total amount of grant aid -- distribution of grant aid between the different specific grants and the rate support grant -- the rate support grant -- transport supplementary grants -- distribution of transport supplementary grants -- observations on the transport supplementary grant system -- Chapter IV: Rating and Valuation -- Introduction are rates a tax or payment for services? -- the person liable -- exemptions -- valuation and assessment -- the valuation list -- formula assessments -- rating of empty property -- making and collecting the rate -- equalisation of rates between areas -- the incidence of rates -- the impact of rates -- defects and merits of the rating system -- reform of the rating system -- abandonment of domestic rating -- Chapter V: Other Income and Local Authority Real Estate -- Forms of other income -- methods of fixing charges for services (other than trading services) -- licence fees -- trading activities -- lotteries -- increasing income from miscellaneous sources -- local authority real estate -- making more efficient use of local authority land holdings -- the future role of the local authority in development -- the development brief -- should the local authority act as the developer itself? -- the choice of developer -- disposal terms -- land registers -- Chapter VI: Local Authority Accountability -- Introduction -- the legal framework -- local discretion -- legality and overspending -- decline in local accountability -- codes of practice -- other aspects of accountabilitv -- Chapter VII: Capital finance -- Powers to borrow -- loan sanctions -- types of borrowing and controls over their use -- voluntary code of practice -- interest on loans to local authorities -- borrowing abroad -- bank overdrafts -- European Economic Community -- central borrowing agency -- the alternatives to borrowing -- use of capital receipts -- redeeming the debt -- pooling or consolidating of loans -- equipment leasing and other leasing arrangements -- borrowing strategy -- Chapter VIII: Housing -- How local authority housing activities are financed -- housing revenue account finance -- housing revenue account, the pre-Housing Finance Act 1972 situation housing revenue account, the Housing Finance Act 1972 -- housing revenue account, the Housing Rents and Subsidies Act 1975 -- the Housing Act 1980 and changes in controls -- other arrangements for local authorities to provide dwellings -- control of expenditure by local authorities on improvements to dwellings owned by them (Section 105 of the Housing Act 1974) -- improvement grants, general improvement areas and housing action areas -- lending by local authorities for house purchase -- loans to housing associations -- sale of council houses -- slum clearance -- default works and receivership powers -- overspill and town development -- unified housing benefits -- Chapter IX: Direct Labour -- Direct labour building departments -- advantages and disadvantages of direct labour departments -- direct labour and competition -- financial control of direct labour departments, internal controls -- Chapter X: Investment in Securities -- Insurance -- Introduction -- actuarial valuations -- investment arrangements -- investment policy -- performance measurement -- other funds apart from pension funds -- insurance -- Chapter XI: Financial Management -- Introduction -- forward planning -- preparation of the annual budget -- reserves, balances and rate equalisation -- control of expenditure -- the finance budget -- accounting and costing -- publication of the accounts -- audit of local authorities -- the chief financial officer -- the treasurer's department -- standing orders and financial regulations -- the elected representatives' role in finance -- Chapter XII: Value for Money -- Introduction -- priorities in investment -- efficiency and effectiveness -- alternative investment policies -- value for money in investment -- planned programmed budgeting -- performance review -- cost-benefit analysis -- discounted cash flow -- the use of management techniques privatisation -- Chapter XIII: Finance and the Relationship between Central and Local Government -- Introduction -- is local government a principal or an agent? -- criticisms of local government -- political problems of local government -- Parliament's interest in local government -- the role of individual MPs in their relationship with local authorities -- public participation in local decision-making -- economic problems and local government -- analysis of existing controls over local authorities -- a comparison of the control exercised when specific percentage grants are payable compared with general grants -- centralisation v. local administration -- Chapter XIV: The Layfield Report and Subsequent Developments -- Introduction -- the Layfield Report -- the two alternatives and the note of reservation -- other proposals for reform -- a summary of the committee's analysis of local government finance -- Local Government Finance (Cmnd 6813) -- central - local relations -- grant arrangements -- rating -- capital expenditure controls -- value for money -- the Labour government's decisions following the Green Paper -- the subsequent Conservative government's decisions -- the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 -- the Local Government Finance Act 1982 -- the Green Paper Alternatives to Domestic Rates -- the Rates Bill 1983 -- the White Paper Streamlining the Cities (Cmnd 9063) -- Chapter XV: A Conclusion -- Appendices -- I: Distribution of Functions Between Local Authorities -- II: The Comparative Information which Local Authorities Publish under the Code of Practice -- Bibliography -- Index Local finance-Great Britain |
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