Local Government Reorganisation

The Local Government Review has not been a rewarding experience for the majority of authorities who were drawn into it. Although those authorities which have achieved unitary status are generally positive about the outcome, elsewhere the Review has generated frustration, loss of morate and a sense of injustice. The Review raises issues of political process and provides a test-bed for a range of decision-making theories. The interest to practitioners, in addition to the insights provided by academic analysis, lies in the highlighting of the lessons to be learned. This volume attempts to respond to both these perspectives.