A century of municipal progress, 1835-1935
By: [by Elie Halévy, J.L. Hammond, W.I. Jennings [and other] with a chronological table of local government comp. by C. Kent Wright] ed. by Harold J. Laski, W. Ivor Jennings, William Robson, pub. under the auspices of the National Association of Local Government Officers.
Contributors: Halévy, Elie, 1870-1937.; National Association of Local Government Officers.
Publisher: Allen
Published: 1935
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
Subjects: Local government -- England -- History; Municipal government -- England
Table of contents: value: 1. Before 1835, by Elie Halévy.-  2. The social background: 1835-1935, by J.L. Hammond.-  3. The municipal revolution, by W. Ivor Jennings.-  4. The town council, by Lord Snell.-  5. The committee system in local government, by Harold J. Laski.-  6. The municipal service, by L. Hill.-  7. The health of the people, by Sir George Newman.-  8. Highways and transportation, by Herbert Morrison.-  9. Housing and civic planning, by Sir Ernest Simon.-  10. The nation's schools, by Frank Smith.-  11. Public libraries, by L. Stanley Jast.-  12. Municipal museums and art galleries, by Sir Frederick Kenyon.-  13. The police and public safety, by H. Finer.-  14. The public utility services, by William A. Robson.-  15. The relief of the poor, by Gilbert Slater.-  16. The finance of municipal government, by Sir Josiah Stamp.-  17. Parliament and the local authorities, by John Willis.-  18. Central control (1) by the courts: (2) by Whitehall, by W. Ivor Jennings.-  19. The outlook, by William A. Robson.  Chronological table of local government, comp. by C. Kent Wright. Select bibliography.  Biographical notes on the authors.  Index.